GL54 postcode area · Cotswold
The GL54 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheltenham, Cotswold, Tewkesbury. Area Scores range from 37 to 97 across them. Every full GL54 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The GL54 district contains both ends of the scale: Battledown & Charlton Kings at 98 out of 100 (#156 of 6,856 in England) against St Paul's at 37, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 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 GL54 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 GL54 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battledown & Charlton KingsCheltenham | 156 | 98 | £444,500 |
| Cleeve Hill, Gotherington & ApperleyTewkesbury | 1,102 | 84 | £470,000 |
| Winchcombe & WashbourneTewkesbury | 1,465 | 79 | £520,000 |
| Lansdown & MontpellierCheltenham | 1,732 | 75 | £342,500 |
| Bourton-on-the-Water & ValeCotswold | 1,774 | 74 | £470,000 |
| Moreton & Stow-on-the-WoldCotswold | 2,020 | 70 | £447,625 |
| Northleach, Coln Valley & AmpneysCotswold | 2,857 | 58 | £573,750 |
| Sandywell, Ermin & ChedworthCotswold | 2,884 | 58 | £618,000 |
| St Paul'sCheltenham | 4,296 | 37 | £250,000 |
People living in GL54 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 40% · 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.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around GL54.
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.