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GL52 postcode area · Cheltenham

The GL52 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheltenham, Tewkesbury. Area Scores range from 23 to 100 across them. Every full GL52 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the GL52 district: Charlton Park scores 100 out of 100 (#1 of 6,856 nationally) while Oakley sits at 23 — neighbours on the map, 77 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in St Paul's to £576,250 in Charlton Park — a 2.3× gap within the GL52 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheltenham and Tewkesbury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,950a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied70%

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 GL52 district

£355,000median home sold over the past year · +13.6% over 5 years · -2.7% over the year · 872 sales
Detached£550,000
Semi-detached£358,000
Terraced£295,000
Flat£199,375
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
Charlton ParkCheltenham 1100 £576,250
Prestbury & RacecourseCheltenham 3999 £423,500
Battledown & Charlton KingsCheltenham 15698 £444,500
Bishop's Cleeve West & NorthTewkesbury 71890 £335,000
Bishop's Cleeve East & SouthTewkesbury 86287 £341,000
Cleeve Hill, Gotherington & ApperleyTewkesbury 1,10284 £470,000
Winchcombe & WashbourneTewkesbury 1,46579 £520,000
Pittville & FairviewCheltenham 1,63676 £315,000
St Paul'sCheltenham 4,29637 £250,000
OakleyCheltenham 5,24923 £290,000

People living in GL52 Census 2021

Residents80,870
Median age (est.)43
Density296per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above44%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 11%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 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.

Towns & places in GL52

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL52 district.

Bishop's Cleeve

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL52.

GL50 GL53 GL51 GL54 GL20 GL19 GL3 GL4

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.