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18 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 18 Fawley Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2019from Jul 2018
EPC improved fromE41toD67
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler

Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler

Main Fuel
ElectricGas

Connected to mains gas supply

Heating Controls
ManualFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
38%93%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Fawley Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£429,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£385,000

Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 July 2022Most recent

    £385,000

    +65.9%over 3 years
  2. 16 November 2018

    £232,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 5BS: £350,000 (2025–2015).

On the street

Versus other Fawley Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Fawley Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,066

Street avg £3,096

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Fawley Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cheltenham district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL52 5BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL52 5BS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL52 5BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Fawley Drive, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5BS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.