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Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a town in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 118,836. It has around 107 bus stops, 29 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 park, and around 125 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Cheltenham Spa, 1 km away. The average sold house price is around £461,471. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cheltenham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cheltenham area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 118,834 residents at roughly 2,549 people per km².

Council
Cheltenham
County
Gloucestershire
Constituency
Cheltenham
Police force
Gloucestershire
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 92nd of 294 English council areas — better than 69% of them.

Low crime29
Home affordability58
Affordable rents47
Good schools82
Life expectancy62
Low deprivation75
Employment62
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

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 16° · 81% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:30

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 99% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Violence & sexual offences1

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…
  • Increase in ASB occurring in the evenings, at the weekends. Night Time Economy in Cheltenham is a thriving business and the local team ar…

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

Road safety

161 reported road collisions (2024)

41 killed or seriously injured · 185 casualties · 13.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 457 rated 4–5 ★ (411 top)
  • 3 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)
  • 105 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cheltenham Spa (1.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£325,399 average 2.2% YoY

Across Cheltenham · to 2026-06

Detached£629,007
Semi-detached£397,524
Terraced£323,968
Flat£203,649

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,259 average monthly rent 4.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £869
  • 2 bed £1,095
  • 3 bed £1,352

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (7.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 180.7p · Asda (11.5 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

33 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Regent Arcade (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres10
  • Gyms23
  • Swimming pools10
  • Sports pitches101
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds21

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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 237 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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%)

39inspected 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

684 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes200
  • GP practices94
  • Dentists142
  • Homecare agencies181
  • Hospitals & hospices31

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

192 applications decided

97.4% granted · 187 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Max Wilkinson

Liberal Democrat

Cheltenham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools20
  • GPs & clinics45
  • Pharmacies11
  • Supermarkets10
  • Parks & greens63
  • Restaurants & cafés271

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,285 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2,543 jobs advertised · £41,814 avg

e.g. Roadside Mechanic, Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Superflex Roadside Technician

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

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Solar 19% · Nuclear 14% · Imports 4%

225 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 81 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cheltenham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Cheltenham Synagogue · 0.1 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…

  • 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.

  • St Gregory's Church, Cheltenham · 0.2 km

    St Gregory the Great Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded in 1809 and rebuilt from 1854 to 1857. It is situated on the corner of St James' Square and Clarenc…

  • The Wilson (Cheltenham) · 0.2 km

    The Wilson, formerly known as Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions. It was renamed The Wilson in h…

  • St. Pauls, Cheltenham · 0.2 km

    St. Pauls is one of a number of areas of the Cotswold town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. St. Pauls is home to the Francis Close Hall, a campus of the University of Gloucestershire, St. Paul's Church, and…

  • Cavendish House · 0.3 km

    Cavendish House was Cheltenham's oldest department store, located on The Promenade. Its establishment was of great significance for Cheltenham's future reputation as a leading shopping centre. Known as 'Cavendish Hous…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cheltenham?
Cheltenham is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Cheltenham local authority.
What is the population of Cheltenham?
Cheltenham has an approximate settlement population of 118,836.
How deprived is Cheltenham?
The Cheltenham local authority, which includes Cheltenham, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.