# GL53 7LZ: area report for a postcode in Cheltenham

GL53 7LZ 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 GL53 7LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) › [GL53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53) › [GL53 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53-7)

## 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=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **Cheltenham Spa, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **No property in GL53 7LZ 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=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheltenham 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **£322,758 average price**: For the whole of Cheltenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL53 7LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at GL53 7LZ**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **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=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheltenham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheltenham-college-e115795) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Naunton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/naunton-park-primary-school-e115590) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e144089) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cheltenham Ladies' College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheltenham-ladies-college-e115798) | Independent | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bettridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bettridge-school-e115821) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gloucestershire-hospital-education-service-e131367) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2022 | – |
| [Leckhampton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leckhampton-church-of-england-primary-school-e115667) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Belmont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-school-e147577) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £176,100 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £270,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £565,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE LECKHAMPTON SURGERY (650 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (100 m); SPA PHARMACY (820 m)
- Dental practices: GRATTON HOUSE (290 m); PAINSWICK HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m); MYFACE DENTISTRY AND FACIAL AESTHETICS (350 m); LECKHAMPTON DENTAL CLINIC (410 m); ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bath Road (100 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Cook Cheltenham (100 m, Cook); Sainsburys Cheltenham Bath Road Local (210 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Montpelier Road (760 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.9** (2025). Cheltenham 011D has a deprivation score of 2.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 916th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £565,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheltenham 011D was £565,000 in 2025. Joint 3,257th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,673** (2021). Cheltenham 011D had 1,673 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,677th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Cheltenham 011D, 98.3% 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.

## GL53 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £499,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL53 was £499,750 in 2025. 288th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,836** (2021). GL53 had 20,836 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,350th least 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 GL53 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In GL53, 89.9% 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: 51.8884, -2.0802

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=-2.0802,51.8884,GL537LZ

## How to cite

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