GL51 postcode area · Cheltenham
The GL51 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheltenham, Cotswold, Tewkesbury. Area Scores range from 14 to 99 across them. Every full GL51 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The GL51 district contains both ends of the scale: Leckhampton at 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 in England) against Arle & Hesters Way at 14, an 85-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 11 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in St Paul's to £540,000 in Leckhampton — a 2.2× gap within the GL51 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheltenham, Cotswold and Tewkesbury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 GL51 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeckhamptonCheltenham | 12 | 100 | £540,000 |
| The Park & Warden HillCheltenham | 169 | 98 | £410,000 |
| Benhall & The ReddingsCheltenham | 348 | 95 | £377,500 |
| HatherleyCheltenham | 457 | 93 | £320,000 |
| Churchdown & InnsworthTewkesbury | 780 | 89 | £300,000 |
| Bishop's Cleeve East & SouthTewkesbury | 862 | 87 | £341,000 |
| Cleeve Hill, Gotherington & ApperleyTewkesbury | 1,102 | 84 | £470,000 |
| Kemble & South CerneyCotswold | 1,506 | 78 | £490,000 |
| Pittville & FairviewCheltenham | 1,636 | 76 | £315,000 |
| Lansdown & MontpellierCheltenham | 1,732 | 75 | £342,500 |
| Shurdington, Staverton & WitcombeTewkesbury | 1,938 | 72 | £390,000 |
| Highnam, Longford & NortonTewkesbury | 2,315 | 66 | £388,000 |
| Swindon Village & Wyman's BrookCheltenham | 2,624 | 62 | £265,500 |
| Alstone & St Mark'sCheltenham | 2,946 | 57 | £277,500 |
| St Paul'sCheltenham | 4,296 | 37 | £250,000 |
| SpringbankCheltenham | 4,591 | 33 | £260,250 |
| Arle & Hesters WayCheltenham | 5,859 | 14 | £250,500 |
People living in GL51 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 13%
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.
Towns & places in GL51
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL51 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around GL51.
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.