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Bath and North East Somerset vs Cheltenham

A side-by-side comparison of the Bath and North East Somerset and Cheltenhamlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Bath and North East Somerset is the more populous; council tax is lower in Cheltenham.

Bath and North East SomersetCheltenham
Population193,409118,834
Density559/km²2,549/km²
Deprivation2% in most-deprived 10%3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)£2,383£2,370
Schools Good/Outstanding95%95%
Aged under 1616%17%
Aged 16–6464%64%
Aged 65+19%19%