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Prestbury & Racecourse

Middle area

North east Cheltenham. 6,266 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Prestbury & Racecourse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£420,000
Joint 1,696th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,147
Joint 2,958th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Prestbury & Racecourse

Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.

Crime across Cheltenham

How Prestbury & Racecourse compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price15 middle areas, Cheltenham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cheltenham15 areas from £250,000 to £558,500. The middle area is £320,000. Prestbury & Racecourse is £420,000.
£420,0005th most expensive
Population15 middle areas, Cheltenham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cheltenham15 areas from 5,561 to 12,197. The middle area is 7,577. Prestbury & Racecourse is 6,147.
6,1474th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Cheltenham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cheltenham15 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 80.0%. Prestbury & Racecourse is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Cheltenham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cheltenham15 areas from 85.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 92.9%. Prestbury & Racecourse is 89.3%.
89.3%3rd lowest

What is the population of Prestbury & Racecourse?

Prestbury & Racecourse had 6,147 usual residents at the census.

Prestbury & Racecourse is the joint 2,958th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Cheltenham

These figures are published for the whole of Cheltenham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheltenham and not Prestbury & Racecourse alone. See Cheltenham

Average house price
£328,178
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,399
111th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
Joint 135th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.0
Joint 62nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Prestbury & Racecourse in brief

The median price paid for a home in Prestbury & Racecourse was £420,000 in 2025.

Prestbury & Racecourse had 6,147 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Prestbury & Racecourse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Prestbury & Racecourse, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.