What type of property is 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD?

30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD?

30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD last sold for £427,500 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £264,000 in June 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD changed over time?

Across 3 sales between June 2008 and November 2022, 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD rose from £264,000 to £427,500, a change of £163,500. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD?

The current EPC rating for 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD?

30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GL52 5FD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD heated?

The latest EPC at 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD?

30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD is in council tax band D.

Where is 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD located?

30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD sits in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham. It falls within the GL52 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

Is 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD in a safe area?

Police records around 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD?

The closest primary school to 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD is Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School (908m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pittville School (2.1km).

How well connected is 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD?

The closest bus stop to 30 Desert Orchid Road, GL52 5FD is Desert Orchid Road, 131m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 30 Desert Orchid Road

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

30 Desert Orchid Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Prestbury, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 5FD). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £427,500. 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
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas fired
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 30 Desert Orchid Road, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5FD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

30 Desert Orchid Road has no planning applications on record.

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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

£466,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£427,500

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

30 November 2022Most recent
£427,500
+49.5%over 8 years
25 June 2014
£286,000
+8.3%over 6 years
24 June 2008
£264,000

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

Nearby sales in GL52 5FD

On the street

Versus other Desert Orchid Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

30 Desert Orchid Road is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,362

Street avg £3,334

Above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

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

Desert Orchid Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

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

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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· 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

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