# GL53 8QY: area report for a postcode in Cheltenham

GL53 8QY 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 8QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) › [GL53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53) › [GL53 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53-8)

## 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=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **Cheltenham Spa, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **No property in GL53 8QY 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=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheltenham 012G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **£322,758 average price**: For the whole of Cheltenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at GL53 8QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **Low road and rail noise at GL53 8QY**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **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=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY
- **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=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Charlton Kings Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-kings-junior-school-e137266) | Primary | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Balcarras School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balcarras-school-e136474) | Secondary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 62.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Charlton Kings Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-kings-infants-school-e136999) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Glenfall Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenfall-community-primary-school-e115577) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edward's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-school-e115794) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ashley Manor Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-manor-preparatory-school-e133948) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-apostles-church-of-england-primary-school-e115679) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Richard Pate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-richard-pate-school-e115801) | Independent | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £815,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £1,130,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2023 | £567,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £218,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2023 | £545,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SIXWAYS CLINIC (880 m)
- Pharmacies: CHARLTON PHARMACY (590 m); BADHAM PHARMACY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Church Street Cheltenham (330 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Sainsburys Cheltenham Cirencester Road (640 m, Sainsburys); Asda Sixways Express Petrol (810 m, Asda); Co-op Charlton Kings (830 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Lidl Cirencester Road (860 m, Lidl)

## 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 012G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 1.7** (2025). Cheltenham 012G has a deprivation score of 1.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 211th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheltenham 012G was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 5,976th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,370** (2021). Cheltenham 012G had 1,370 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,944th 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: 79.0%** (January 2026). In Cheltenham 012G, 79.0% 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.

## 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: 51.8824, -2.0465

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=-2.0465,51.8824,GL538QY

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