Gaybrook Cottage, Lye Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3QD
About Gaybrook Cottage
Gaybrook Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 3QD). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 sits 73.1% above the 2005 sale of £320,000. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Gaybrook Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£554,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 6 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2005Most recent
£320,000
+130.2%over 6 years27 May 1999
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 3QD: £1,010,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in GL52 3QD
Gaybrook House, Lye Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3QD
Sold Oct 2024
£1,200,000Huddlestone, Lye Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3QD
Sold Jun 2023
£2,200,000Cheesecake Well Cottage, Lye Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3QD
Sold Oct 2021
£751,700Darrel Ley, Lye Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3QD
Sold Aug 2019
£580,000Bridle Croft, Lye Lane, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, GL52 3QD
Sold Aug 2018
£1,025,000
Versus other Lye Lane homes
On years held, Gaybrook Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £3,998
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 305 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Rising Sun Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Woodmancote School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB