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Melrose Cottage, Cheap Street, Chedworth, Cheltenham, GL54 4AA

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Melrose Cottage

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

Melrose Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Chedworth, Cheltenham, Cheltenham (GL54 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £756,000 is 45.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. At 119 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 17 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Melrose Cottage, Cheap Street, Chedworth, Cheltenham, GL54 4AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2026
    ExtensionConditions
    In report

    Partial compliance with conditions 4 (Materials) and 9 (Design details) of permission 24/01886/FUL - Erection of a two storey side extension including a glazed link to the rear

    Agent
    Maslin
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    25/03986/COMPLY
    View planning record
  2. May 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell silver birch

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    18/01662/TCONR
    View planning record

What's in Melrose Cottage, Cheap Street, Chedworth, Cheltenham, GL54 4AA's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Melrose Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

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On the street

Versus other Cheap Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Melrose Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,370

Street avg £3,913

Above

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 180 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 9.9 t/year

Above
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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Vicarage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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 GL54 4AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL54 4AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL54 4AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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