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12 Desert Orchid Road, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5FD

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 12 Desert Orchid Road

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

12 Desert Orchid Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 5FD). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 is 19.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £515,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 July 2031

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2021from May 2011
Roof
GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
20%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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21st centuryDetached HouseEPC C

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Desert Orchid Road, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5FD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Desert Orchid Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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

£615,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£515,000

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 July 2022Most recent

    £515,000

    +41.1%over 10 years

  2. 17 November 2011

    £365,000

  3. 7 December 2007

    £366,135

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 5FD: £630,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Desert Orchid Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Desert Orchid Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,682

Street avg £3,306

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 123 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Desert Orchid Road

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£645k

1 Cleeve Cloud Lane, Prestbury

GL52 5SE

4 bed
£691k

1 Birdlip Road

GL52 5AJ

4 bed3 bath
£544k

1 Aylburton Road

GL52 5FB

4 bed3 bath
£724k

1 Bouncers Lane, Prestbury

GL52 5JB

4 bed2 bath
£469k

1 Bramble Rise, Prestbury

GL52 5LR

4 bed
£869k

1 Briar Walk, Prestbury

GL52 5LS

4 bed2 bath
£365k

1 Alvington Drive

GL52 5FS

4 bed2 bath
£375k

1 Cleeve View Road

GL52 5NJ

3 bed
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.
Full Cheltenham report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

218/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Desert Orchid Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School. 9 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 5FD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL52 5FD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL52 5FD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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 12 Desert Orchid Road, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5FD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.