# GL53

Postcode district covering Cheltenham, Leckhampton and The Park, in Cheltenham.

GL53 is a postcode district covering Cheltenham, Leckhampton and The Park, in Cheltenham. Median sale price £499,750 in 2025. About 21,166 people.

Postcode district. Code GL53. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)

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 GL53 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GL53) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 77% of people in GL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=GL53) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 370 homes were sold in GL53 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GL53) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GL53 had 20,836 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=GL53) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheltenham, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is GL53.

## How GL53 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | GL53 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £499,750 | 2nd most expensive | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2025 |
| Population | 20,836 | 14th most populated | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 77% | joint 9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.9% | 10th highest | 27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of GL53?

GL53 had 20,836 usual residents at the census.
GL53 is the 1,350th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in GL53, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL53 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in GL53

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheltenham 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022116) | 1,506 | – | 10 | 89.4% |
| [Cheltenham 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022119) | 1,222 | – | 10 | 90.8% |
| [Cheltenham 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022109) | 1,579 | – | 10 | 93.2% |
| [Cheltenham 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022110) | 1,408 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Cheltenham 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022111) | 1,531 | – | 10 | 84.0% |
| [Cheltenham 012G](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022112) | 1,370 | – | 10 | 79.0% |
| [Cheltenham 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022113) | 1,744 | – | 10 | 82.3% |
| [Cheltenham 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022114) | 1,601 | – | 10 | 87.0% |
| [Cheltenham 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022115) | 1,562 | – | 10 | 86.3% |
| [Cheltenham 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022118) | 1,480 | – | 10 | 86.4% |
| [Cheltenham 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022128) | 1,560 | – | 10 | 80.4% |
| [Cheltenham 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022129) | 2,397 | – | 10 | 98.7% |
| [Cheltenham 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/neighbourhood/e01022130) | 1,608 | – | 10 | 94.0% |

## Your MP

- [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham): Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 92% of the people here.
- [North Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds): Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 7.8% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in GL53

[Charlton Park](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/charlton-park), [Leckhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham/leckhampton)

## Postcode sectors in GL53

[GL53 0 (200 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53-0), [GL53 7 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53-7), [GL53 8 (183 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53-8), [GL53 9 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53-9)

## Council

[Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)

## Towns in GL53

[Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)

## Postcode districts next to GL53

[GL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl3), [GL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl4), [GL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7), [GL50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl50), [GL51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl51), [GL52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl52), [GL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54)

## More in the GL postcode area

[All GL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## GL53 in brief

GL53 is a postcode district covering Cheltenham, Leckhampton and The Park, in Cheltenham.
About 21,166 people lived in GL53 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £499,750 in 2025 across 370 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL53 was £499,750 in 2025.
GL53 had 20,836 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in GL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL53, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: GL53
- Postcode area: [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)
- Constituency: [Cheltenham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham)
- Council: [Cheltenham †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)
- Area: 43.80 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,166*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 70

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[GL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54), [GL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl4), [GL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7), [GL51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl51), [GL52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl52), [GL50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl50)

## Latest updates for GL53

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/GL53

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53