# Prestbury & Racecourse North east Cheltenham. 6,266 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.1 square kilometres. Prestbury & Racecourse, Cheltenham: 6,266 people (mid-2024); median sale price £420,000 (2025). Middle area. Code E02004601. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Prestbury & Racecourse was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 1,696th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/prestbury-and-racecourse#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 6,147** (2021). Prestbury & Racecourse had 6,147 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,958th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/prestbury-and-racecourse#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Prestbury & Racecourse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/prestbury-and-racecourse#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Prestbury & Racecourse, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/prestbury-and-racecourse#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004601) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Prestbury & Racecourse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004601) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 119 homes were sold in Prestbury & Racecourse in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004601) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Prestbury & Racecourse had 6,147 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02004601) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheltenham. The outline is Prestbury & Racecourse. ## 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. ## How Prestbury & Racecourse compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Prestbury & Racecourse | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £420,000 | 5th most expensive | 15 middle areas, Cheltenham · 2025 | | Population | 6,147 | 4th least populated | 15 middle areas, Cheltenham · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 15 middle areas, Cheltenham · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.3% | 3rd lowest | 15 middle areas, Cheltenham · Jan 2026 | ## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) - **Average house price: £328,178** (August 2026). Cheltenham’s average house price was £328,178 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £41,399** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheltenham earned a median of £41,399 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 111th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Cheltenham costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Cheltenham has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## 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. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02004601 - Ward: [Prestbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/ward/prestbury) - Constituency: [Tewkesbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tewkesbury) - Council: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) - Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 4.09 km² - People, mid-2024: 6,266* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 20 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Cleeve Hill, Gotherington & Apperley](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/cleeve-hill-gotherington-and-apperley), [Oakley](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/oakley), [Swindon Village & Wyman's Brook](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/swindon-village-and-wymans-brook), [St Paul's](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/st-pauls), [Pittville & Fairview](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/pittville-and-fairview) ## Latest updates for Prestbury & Racecourse - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004601 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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