# GL51 9RQ: area report for a postcode in Cheltenham

GL51 9RQ 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 9RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) › [GL51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl51) › [GL51 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl51-9)

## 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=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **Cheltenham Spa, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **No property in GL51 9RQ 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=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cheltenham 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **£322,758 average price**: For the whole of Cheltenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL51 9RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at GL51 9RQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **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=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swindon Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swindon-village-primary-school-e115744) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-academy-cheltenham-e136016) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gardners Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gardners-lane-primary-school-e131249) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hesters Way Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hesters-way-primary-school-e131250) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rowanfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowanfield-infant-school-e144898) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Tewkesbury Rd (820 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Cheltenham Food Warehouse (830 m, Iceland); Lidl Tewkesbury Road Cheltenham (840 m, Lidl); EG - OTM - Cheltenham (940 m, Spar); Aldi Hester's Way Cheltenham (980 m, Aldi)

## 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.8** (2025). Cheltenham 001C has a deprivation score of 7.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,999th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheltenham 001C was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,458** (2021). Cheltenham 001C had 1,458 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,978th least 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Cheltenham 001C, 98.0% 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: 51.9234, -2.0984

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

## Your MP

- [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tewkesbury): Cameron Thomas (Independent), 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=-2.0984,51.9234,GL519RQ

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