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Charlton Park

Cheltenham · South West · population 6,336 · 4 LSOAs

Postcode GL52 · GL53

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

100Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1 of 6,856 in England
  • #1 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 15 in Cheltenham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,386
Median age (est.)50
Density1,600per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above56%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 3%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 6%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 6%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 38% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Charlton Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #1 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 15 in Cheltenham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (100) and lowest on Living environment (77). Typical homes here sold for about £576,250 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 98 sales), 77% above the wider Cheltenham median of £325,000. Typical household take-home income is around £53,292 a year, among England's highest.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 100 · #25
Employment 100 · #25
Education 100 · #1
Health 98 · #108
Crime 97 · #197
Housing & access 90 · #663
Living environment 77 · #1,561

House prices ?

£576,250median (12m) · -7.1% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£576,25098-7.1%+17.6%
Detached£862,50034+6.2%+7.1%
Semi-detached£530,00034-4.5%+24.7%
Terraced£395,00016-10.7%+6.4%
Flat£286,75014+5.2%+48.9%
This area£576,250
Cheltenham£325,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£53,292±£7,561 · #636 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,789
Price-to-income ?10.8×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Charlton Park has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).

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Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Leckhampton Battledown & Charlton Kings Lansdown & Montpellier The Park & Warden Hill Pittville & Fairview Hatherley

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