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Woodlands, Oakley Road, Battledown, Cheltenham, GL52 6PA

Swimming pool2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5
Floor area
346 m²
3724 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Woodlands

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

Woodlands is a five-bedroom detached house in Battledown, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL52 6PA). It has a recorded floor area of 346 m² (around 3724 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 70). Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

A recent sale: £2,450,000 in October 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 346 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (299 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,752,000 is 12.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£658/sq ft) was about 127.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms5
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Swimming poolYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Woodlands

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

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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.

Woodlands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Feb 2021
EPC improved fromB85toC70
Heating Controls
Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
74%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Woodlands, Oakley Road, Battledown, Cheltenham, GL52 6PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Woodlands has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed first floor extension at side and rear single storey extension

    Agent
    Ralph Guilor Architects Ltd
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01425/FUL
    View planning record
  2. May 2009
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Alterations to front elevation and extension to rear of dwelling

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    09/00542/FUL
    View planning record

What's in Woodlands, Oakley Road, Battledown, Cheltenham, GL52 6PA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on Woodlands was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£2,752,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£2,450,000

Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 October 2025Most recent

    £2,450,000

    +56.1%over 4 years
  2. 27 June 2021

    £1,570,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL52 6PA: £1,362,500 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Oakley Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Woodlands runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,081

Street avg £3,698

Strongly above

Floor Area

346 m²

Street avg 322 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 12.7 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Woodlands

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

0.4 km

Harp Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School. 17 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 6PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL52 6PA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL52 6PA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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 Woodlands, Oakley Road, Battledown, Cheltenham, GL52 6PA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.