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GL50 postcode area · Cheltenham

The GL50 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheltenham. Area Scores range from 37 to 99 across them. Every full GL50 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The GL50 district contains both ends of the scale: Prestbury & Racecourse at 99 out of 100 (#39 of 6,856 in England) against St Paul's at 37, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £250,000 in St Paul's to £423,500 in Prestbury & Racecourse.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,852a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied59%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the GL50 district

£295,000median home sold over the past year · +9.9% over 5 years · -3.9% over the year · 426 sales
Detached£542,500
Semi-detached£375,000
Terraced£315,000
Flat£234,000
Cheltenham£325,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Prestbury & RacecourseCheltenham 3999 £423,500
The Park & Warden HillCheltenham 16998 £410,000
Pittville & FairviewCheltenham 1,63676 £315,000
Lansdown & MontpellierCheltenham 1,73275 £342,500
Swindon Village & Wyman's BrookCheltenham 2,62462 £265,500
Alstone & St Mark'sCheltenham 2,94657 £277,500
St Paul'sCheltenham 4,29637 £250,000

People living in GL50 Census 2021

Residents57,278
Median age (est.)40
Density3,028per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above46%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 15%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 9%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 39%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL50.

GL52 GL51 GL53 GL54 GL19 GL3 GL4 GL20

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.