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GL53 postcode area · Cheltenham

The GL53 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheltenham, Cotswold, Tewkesbury. Area Scores range from 37 to 100 across them. Every full GL53 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the GL53 district: Charlton Park scores 100 out of 100 (#1 of 6,856 nationally) while St Paul's sits at 37 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. 7 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in St Paul's to £618,000 in Sandywell, Ermin & Chedworth — a 2.5× gap within the GL53 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheltenham, Cotswold and Tewkesbury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,123a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied69%

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 GL53 district

£520,000median home sold over the past year · +15.6% over 5 years · -2.8% over the year · 329 sales
Detached£735,000
Semi-detached£539,387
Terraced£385,000
Flat£217,000
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
Charlton ParkCheltenham 1100 £576,250
LeckhamptonCheltenham 12100 £540,000
Battledown & Charlton KingsCheltenham 15698 £444,500
The Park & Warden HillCheltenham 16998 £410,000
HatherleyCheltenham 45793 £320,000
Lansdown & MontpellierCheltenham 1,73275 £342,500
Shurdington, Staverton & WitcombeTewkesbury 1,93872 £390,000
Sandywell, Ermin & ChedworthCotswold 2,88458 £618,000
St Paul'sCheltenham 4,29637 £250,000

People living in GL53 Census 2021

Residents74,108
Median age (est.)43
Density226per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above47%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 13%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 8%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 34%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL53.

GL51 GL50 GL52 GL54 GL3 GL4 GL19 GL1

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.