18 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS
About 18 Fawley Drive
18 Fawley Drive is a semi-detached house in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 114.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last sale on file: £385,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 Fawley Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 4 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2022Most recent
£385,000
+65.9%over 3 years16 November 2018
£232,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 5BS: £350,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in GL52 5BS
1 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS
Sold Mar 2025
£495,00014 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS
Sold Sept 2022
£480,00012 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS
Sold Jul 2022
£350,0003 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS
Sold Nov 2019
£326,0006 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS
Sold Dec 2015
£250,000
Versus other Fawley Drive homes
18 Fawley Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,066
Street avg £3,096
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.1 km
Studland Drive School stop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB








