# GL51 8NQ: area report for a postcode in Cheltenham

GL51 8NQ is a postcode in Cheltenham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cheltenham. Open the map at GL51 8NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) › [GL51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl51) › [GL51 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl51-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **Cheltenham Spa, 420 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **No property in GL51 8NQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cheltenham 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **£322,758 average price**: For the whole of Cheltenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL51 8NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at GL51 8NQ**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e138940) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dean Close Airthrie](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-close-airthrie-e115799) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gloucester Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gloucester-road-primary-school-e115585) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rowanfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowanfield-junior-school-e137255) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dean Close Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-close-preparatory-school-e115796) | Independent | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rowanfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowanfield-infant-school-e144898) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gloucestershire-hospital-education-service-e131367) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2022 | – |
| [The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-catholic-school-of-saint-gregory-the-great-e150345) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £515,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £685,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £87,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cheltenham Spa (410 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: UNDERWOOD SURGERY (450 m); OVERTON PARK SURGERY (700 m); YORKLEIGH SURGERY(CT) (730 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (770 m); BADHAM PHARMACY (880 m); SPA PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: LOVAT HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (490 m); LIBERTUS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (570 m); GLOUCESTER ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (610 m); ILLUME SMILES LTD (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Queens Rd Cheltenham Express (350 m, Tesco); Waitrose Cheltenham (810 m, Waitrose); Tesco Cheltenham Superstore (880 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Shell Cheltenham (900 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £322,758** (July 2026). Cheltenham’s average house price was £322,758 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Cheltenham costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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.

## Cheltenham 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Cheltenham 007E has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £312,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheltenham 007E was £312,500 in 2025. Joint 14,545th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,912** (2021). Cheltenham 007E had 1,912 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,958th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Cheltenham 007E, 99.9% 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.

## GL51 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL51 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,748** (2021). GL51 had 53,748 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 147th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in GL51 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In GL51, 95.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)
- Centre: 51.9001, -2.0954

Council: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham): Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0954,51.9001,GL518NQ

## How to cite

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