GL50 4HL Cheltenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Paul's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Larput Place, Cheltenham: 4 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheltenham in 2026-27: Band D £2,370 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,580 | £1,843 | £2,106 | £2,370 | £2,896 | £3,423 | £3,949 | £4,739 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (70% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Central Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): St Pauls Ward.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 29 31 AND 33, LARPUT PLACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- St Pauls Church Centre, St Pauls Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 48 Swindon Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 83 Hewlett Road, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Ski Tyres, 73 New Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 24 New Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Montpellier House, Montpellier Drive: up to 9 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Car Park, Portland Street: up to 143 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Pate Court, St Margarets Road, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 55 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manser Street Cheltenham | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Royal Well Cheltenham | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Car Park | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manchester Way | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 64.8 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St. George's Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Badham Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Henrietta Street Dental Practice | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cheltenham General Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Cheltenham Central Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pittville Park 20 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Agg Gardner Recreation Ground 4.8 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midwinter Allotments 5.1 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south-east. 268 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| Former Francis Close College Old Practising School | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| Francis Close Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Pittville Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| St Margarets Terrace Numbers 1 to 6 and Attached Area Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bouncer's Lane Cemetery, Cheltenham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sandford Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Wasley's Brake | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Battledown Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Hayden Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Larput Place.