1 Finchcroft Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BD
About 1 Finchcroft Lane
1 Finchcroft Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 142 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 sits 62.4% above the 2013 sale of £450,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (May 2013).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
1 Finchcroft Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Finchcroft Lane has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension to existing dwelling
- Agent
- SF Planning Limited
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01962/FUL
- Sept 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey and two storey extensions and replacement windows
- Agent
- SF Planning Limited
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01472/FUL
What's in 1 Finchcroft Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BD's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Finchcroft Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 2013Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 5BD: £623,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in GL52 5BD
3 Finchcroft Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BD
Sold Oct 2025
£1,170,00023c, Finchcroft Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BD
Sold May 2025
£623,00023 Finchcroft Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BD
Sold May 2021
£820,00013 Finchcroft Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BD
Sold Jan 2011
£340,00021 Finchcroft Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BD
Sold Dec 2010
£315,000
Versus other Finchcroft Lane homes
1 Finchcroft Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,169
Street avg £3,742
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.2 km
Roberts Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB








