Flats/Maisonettes 3 sales on record

THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 5 EAST APPROACH DRIVE

CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE

£290,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Pittville School	0.1 miles
University	Pittville Student Village	0.1 miles
Shop	The Boathouse	0.2 miles
Train station	Cheltenham Racecourse	0.8 miles
Hospital	NHS Records Office	1.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£290,000 Apr 2026

Local average

£215,318 (39 sales)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	02/04/2026	£290,000	Flat	+4.7%	£285,231 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	12/05/2022	£277,000	Flat	+82.2%	£276,422 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	03/09/2012	£152,000	Flat	—	£223,104 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£290,000
listed	17/02/2022	£275,000
sold	01/01/2022	£277,000
sold	01/01/2012	£152,000
sold	01/01/2002	£127,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
9 ST ARVANS COURT, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3AA	£275,000	08/08/2025	Flat
PITTVILLE COURT 2 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA	£390,000	26/03/2025	Flat
PITTVILLE COURT 6 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA	£265,000	15/12/2023	Flat
ALBERT HOUSE APARTMENT 3 PITTVILLE PLACE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3HZ	£595,000	05/05/2023	Flat
THE GRANGE 2 EVESHAM ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3AE	£600,000	15/02/2023	Flat
THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 1 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE	£270,280	25/11/2022	Flat
PITTVILLE COURT 32 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA	£265,000	14/11/2022	Flat
LAKESIDE COURT FLAT 3 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE	£276,000	11/10/2022	Flat
MALVERN HILL HOUSE FLAT 12 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE	£150,000	27/09/2022	Flat
MALVERN HILL HOUSE FLAT 9 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE	£205,000	16/09/2022	Flat
THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 2 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE	£280,000	19/08/2022	Flat
ELLERSLIE HOUSE, 108 FLAT 2 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JB	£420,000	02/07/2022	Flat
BROMPTON HOUSE FLAT 4 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE	£330,000	24/06/2022	Flat
ALBERT HOUSE APARTMENT 5 PITTVILLE PLACE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3HZ	£550,000	07/04/2022	Flat
VICTORIA HOUSE APARTMENT 16 PITTVILLE PLACE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3HZ	£770,000	07/02/2022	Flat
PITTVILLE COURT 7 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA	£260,000	31/01/2022	Flat
MALVERN HILL HOUSE FLAT 8 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE	£208,000	28/01/2022	Flat
ELM COURT 18 HILLCOURT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JU	£215,000	01/11/2021	Flat
ELM COURT 2 HILLCOURT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JU	£187,500	25/10/2021	Flat
PITTVILLE COURT 15 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA	£265,000	30/09/2021	Flat

Area average: £338,839 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 23.1%

10y growth -6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheltenham. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 0.4%

5y (index) 3.1%

10y (index) 22.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheltenham. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,133/mo

Realistic £1,259/mo

Optimistic £1,385/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheltenham.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cheltenham: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, New Barn Avenue, GL52	£1,050/mo	2	0.48 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Tom Price Close, GL52	£1,250/mo	2	0.86 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,150/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.4%

Max investor price (0.8%) £143,750

Target investor price (1%) £115,000

Gross yield 4.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 21×

Monthly cashflow £-132/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -1.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Building plot (shared): ~1,208 m² (0.30 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Total incidents	0

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Pittville School	Secondary	0.1 miles	Good — 8 Jul 2019
Dunalley Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 8 Mar 2023
Oakwood Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Requires improvement — 10 Jun 2024
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Requires improvement — 9 Mar 2023
Berkhampstead School	Other	0.8 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 5 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE

## Property details

- Slug: `840e99b` (address key hash: `840e99bba0afd57984a0a17c79706e8889616d99`)
- Postcode: GL52 3JE
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £290,000 Apr 2026
- Local average: £215,318 (39 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £290,000
- Date: 2026-04-02
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-02 | £290,000 | Flat | +4.7% | £285,231 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-001d-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2022-05-12 | £277,000 | Flat | +82.2% | £276,422 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e2d14905-7095-4c2d-e053-6b04a8c0422b) |
| Sold | 2012-09-03 | £152,000 | Flat | — | £223,104 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/16616631-c352-4715-8a6c-6b851172b874) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 5 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £290,000 | 02/04/2026 | Flat |
| THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 5 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £277,000 | 12/05/2022 | Flat |
| THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 5 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £152,000 | 03/09/2012 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [120130499](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bc03055)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £290,000 |
| listed | 2022-02-17 | £275,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £277,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £152,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £127,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 ST ARVANS COURT, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3AA | £275,000 | 08/08/2025 | Flat |
| PITTVILLE COURT 2 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA | £390,000 | 26/03/2025 | Flat |
| PITTVILLE COURT 6 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA | £265,000 | 15/12/2023 | Flat |
| ALBERT HOUSE APARTMENT 3 PITTVILLE PLACE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3HZ | £595,000 | 05/05/2023 | Flat |
| THE GRANGE 2 EVESHAM ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3AE | £600,000 | 15/02/2023 | Flat |
| THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 1 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £270,280 | 25/11/2022 | Flat |
| PITTVILLE COURT 32 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA | £265,000 | 14/11/2022 | Flat |
| LAKESIDE COURT FLAT 3 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £276,000 | 11/10/2022 | Flat |
| MALVERN HILL HOUSE FLAT 12 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £150,000 | 27/09/2022 | Flat |
| MALVERN HILL HOUSE FLAT 9 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £205,000 | 16/09/2022 | Flat |
| THE GATE HOUSE FLAT 2 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £280,000 | 19/08/2022 | Flat |
| ELLERSLIE HOUSE, 108 FLAT 2 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JB | £420,000 | 02/07/2022 | Flat |
| BROMPTON HOUSE FLAT 4 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £330,000 | 24/06/2022 | Flat |
| ALBERT HOUSE APARTMENT 5 PITTVILLE PLACE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3HZ | £550,000 | 07/04/2022 | Flat |
| VICTORIA HOUSE APARTMENT 16 PITTVILLE PLACE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3HZ | £770,000 | 07/02/2022 | Flat |
| PITTVILLE COURT 7 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA | £260,000 | 31/01/2022 | Flat |
| MALVERN HILL HOUSE FLAT 8 EAST APPROACH DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JE | £208,000 | 28/01/2022 | Flat |
| ELM COURT 18 HILLCOURT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JU | £215,000 | 01/11/2021 | Flat |
| ELM COURT 2 HILLCOURT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JU | £187,500 | 25/10/2021 | Flat |
| PITTVILLE COURT 15 ALBERT ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL52 3JA | £265,000 | 30/09/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £338,839 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 23.1%
- **10y growth:** -6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheltenham; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 3.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 22.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cheltenham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,133/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,259/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,385/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cheltenham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, New Barn Avenue, GL52 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Tom Price Close, GL52 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.86 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,150/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-132/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

- **Total incidents:** 0

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Pittville School | Secondary | 0.1 miles | Good — 8 Jul 2019 |
| Dunalley Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 8 Mar 2023 |
| Oakwood Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 10 Jun 2024 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Mar 2023 |
| Berkhampstead School | Other | 0.8 miles | — (No rating) |