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Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a town or village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 126. It has around 29 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 park, and around 126 restaurants and cafés, along with 110 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Cheltenham Spa, 1.4 km away. Covers 4 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Cheltenham is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 118,834 residents at roughly 2,549 people per km².

60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 83rd of 294 English council areas — better than 72% of them.

Low crime30
Home affordability58
Affordable rents47
Good schools82
Life expectancy60
Low deprivation85
Employment64
Low council tax67

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

7°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:33

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

6 reported · August 2026▼ 99% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Other crime1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Cheltenham Town Centre · Gloucestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Hotspot patrols are being completed, focussing on the Hotspot areas, where anti-social behaviour is present within the town centre. An In…
  • Target persistent Shoplifters within the Town Centre. Focus on Retail crime

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

134 reported road collisions (2025)

37 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 11.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 459 rated 4–5 ★ (411 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cheltenham Spa (1.4 km)
  • 111 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cheltenham Spa (1.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£328,178 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Cheltenham · to 2026-08

Detached£634,161
Semi-detached£400,869
Terraced£327,644
Flat£204,782

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,261 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £869
  • 2 bed £1,096
  • 3 bed £1,354

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,855 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (7.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

35 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: SUTTON HOTELS QUEENS HOTEL (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres11
  • Gyms25
  • Swimming pools12
  • Sports pitches127
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

118,834 residents in Cheltenham · 2,549/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,085
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,433
  • Net moves−348

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 251 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,370 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 57,550)

A £1,580
B £1,843
C £2,106
D £2,370
E £2,896
F £3,423
G £3,949
H £4,739

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

49 schools · 20,242 pupils

28 primary · 6 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 19 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

39 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Pate's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • The High School LeckhamptonOutstanding
  • Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreGood
  • All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
  • Balcarras School
  • Pittville School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cheltenham

Care & health services

687 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes200
  • GP practices96
  • Dentists142
  • Homecare agencies182
  • Hospitals & hospices31

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Central Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 889 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

239 applications decided

97.1% granted · 232 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Max Wilkinson

Liberal Democrat

Cheltenham

Recent votes:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • LD 35
  • Grn 3
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools23
  • GPs & clinics46
  • Pharmacies10
  • Supermarkets10
  • Parks & greens61
  • Restaurants & cafés269

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,410 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1,882 jobs advertised · £45,218 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Gloucestershire, Supply Teacher Primary- Cheltenham, Head Chef

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£818 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,102 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 65,660 certificates

9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

52% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Wind 29% · Nuclear 23% · Imports 4%

172 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 81 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Gloucestershire): 63.4 women · 63.4 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

21 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in GL50

  • Underwood Surgery
  • St. George'S Surgery
  • Yorkleigh Surgery(Ct)

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cheltenham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Cheltenham Ladies' College · 0.1 km

    Cheltenham Ladies' College (CLC) is a private boarding and day school for girls aged 11 or older in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school was established in 1853 to provide "a sound academic education for g…

  • Cheltenham Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Cheltenham Town Hall is an early-20th century assembly room in Cheltenham, England. Unlike most town halls, it is a public venue and not the seat of the borough council, which is housed in the nearby Municipal Offices…

  • Cheltenham Municipal Offices · 0.2 km

    The Cheltenham Municipal Offices are a municipal facility on The Promenade, Cheltenham, England. The offices, which are the headquarters of Cheltenham Borough Council, are a Grade II* listed building.

  • Cheltenham Synagogue · 0.3 km

    The Cheltenham Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Synagogue Lane in St James's Square of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation was formed in…

  • Montpellier, Cheltenham · 0.3 km

    Montpellier is a district of the Regency town Cheltenham Spa in Gloucestershire, England. Montpellier is one of the most historic areas of the Cheltenham, based at the end of the Promenade and south of the town centre…

  • Montpellier Rotunda · 0.3 km

    Montpellier Rotunda is a Grade I listed building in Montpellier, Cheltenham, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)