# GL52 5HJ: area report for a postcode in Cheltenham

GL52 5HJ 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 GL52 5HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) › [GL52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl52) › [GL52 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl52-5)

## 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=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **Cheltenham Spa, 3.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **No property in GL52 5HJ 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=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheltenham 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **£322,758 average price**: For the whole of Cheltenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL52 5HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at GL52 5HJ**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **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=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prestbury-st-marys-church-of-england-junior-school-e115696) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-infant-school-e115711) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |
| [Oakwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-school-e135857) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 14% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lift Crescent View](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-crescent-view-e138430) | Special | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Pittville School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pittville-school-e115772) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 44.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Battledown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/battledown-school-e147562) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Berkhampstead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berkhampstead-school-e115800) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Dunalley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunalley-primary-school-e115582) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2023 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BERKELEY PLACE SURGERY (520 m); ROYAL CRESCENT SURGERY (520 m)
- Pharmacies: BADHAM PHARMACY LIMITED (520 m); BADHAM PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: THE WILSON MEDICAL CENTRE (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Cheltenham Prestbury Road (880 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Oakley (900 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.9** (2025). Cheltenham 006A has a deprivation score of 31.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,399th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £281,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheltenham 006A was £281,000 in 2025. Joint 14,570th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,364** (2021). Cheltenham 006A had 1,364 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,699th 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Cheltenham 006A, 98.2% 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.

## GL52 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £358,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL52 was £358,000 in 2025. Joint 760th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,817** (2021). GL52 had 48,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 231st 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: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in GL52 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: 92.3%** (January 2026). In GL52, 92.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)
- Centre: 51.9099, -2.0485

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=-2.0485,51.9099,GL525HJ

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