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GL52

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bishop's Cleeve and Fairview, in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GL52 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In GL52, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£358,000
760th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
48,817
231st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How GL52 compares

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

GL52Middle
Median sale price27 postcode districts, GL · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in GL27 areas from £190,321 to £530,000. The middle area is £320,000. GL52 is £358,000.
£358,00011th most expensive
Population27 postcode districts, GL · 2021
Population: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 2,601 to 61,302. The middle area is 20,836. GL52 is 48,817.
48,8173rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 59.8% to 96.8%. The middle area is 80.9%. GL52 is 92.3%.
92.3%6th highest
Claimant rate27 postcode districts, GL · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 1.2% to 5.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. GL52 is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 12th lowest

What is the population of GL52?

GL52 had 48,817 usual residents at the census.

GL52 is the 231st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in GL52, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL52 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in GL52

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cheltenham 002A2,125No figure1096.3%
Cheltenham 002B1,433No figure1093.3%
Cheltenham 002C1,237No figure1089.3%
Cheltenham 002D1,350No figure1077.4%
Cheltenham 006A1,364No figure398.2%
Cheltenham 006B1,495No figure399.0%
Cheltenham 006C1,434No figure399.6%
Cheltenham 006D1,576No figure498.7%
Cheltenham 008A1,656No figure1099.0%
Cheltenham 008B1,744No figure997.8%
Cheltenham 008C1,961No figure592.8%
Cheltenham 008D1,418No figure982.5%
Cheltenham 008E1,384No figure789.3%
Cheltenham 008F1,381No figure694.5%
Cheltenham 012B1,713No figure998.0%
Cheltenham 012C1,475No figure1078.6%
Cheltenham 012H1,654No figure989.8%
Cheltenham 012I1,463No figure1089.3%
Tewkesbury 004A2,106No figure1080.1%
Tewkesbury 004D2,401No figure984.0%
Tewkesbury 010A1,608No figure793.0%
Tewkesbury 010B1,214No figure897.9%
Tewkesbury 010C2,651No figure996.1%
Tewkesbury 010D1,458No figure890.8%
Tewkesbury 010E1,284No figure1099.4%
Tewkesbury 011A1,181No figure797.6%
Tewkesbury 011B1,227No figure994.2%
Tewkesbury 011C1,964No figure1090.8%
Tewkesbury 011D1,469No figure599.5%
Tewkesbury 011E1,983No figure1094.4%

MPs for GL52

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

Middle areas in GL527

Postcode sectors in GL527

Councils GL52 covers2

Towns in GL522

Postcode districts next to GL525

More in the GL postcode area2

GL52 in brief

GL52 is a postcode district covering Bishop's Cleeve and Fairview, in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.

About 50,991 people lived in GL52 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £358,000 in 2025 across 970 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in GL52 was £358,000 in 2025.

GL52 had 48,817 usual residents at the census.

In GL52, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In GL52, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.