GL52 2AY Cheltenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pittville. Region: South West.
Streets
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 A (30% of about 890 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: 21.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Trinity Cheltenham and churchyard boundary walls, grade II*
- 104 TO 110, WINCHCOMBE STREET, grade II
- 111, WINCHCOMBE STREET, grade II
- 43, PORTLAND STREET, grade II
- 88, PORTLAND STREET, grade II
- BILBROOK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- BOLLARDS APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES WEST OF REAR ON NUMBER 10 CLARENCE ROAD, grade II
- BORDEAUX HOUSE (NUMBER 105) AND SUSSEX HOUSE (NUMBER 107) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- CAMDEN LODGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- CAMDEN VILLA, grade II
- CLARENCE COURT NUMBERS 8, 9 AND 10 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- COLUMBIA PLACE AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 112 AND 122, grade II
- Ellenborough House and attached area railings, grade II
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO PITTVILLE PARK, grade II
- MARLBOROUGH HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 59 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 1 TO 11 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 3 TO 11, grade II
- NUMBERS 2 TO 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 3, 4 AND 7, grade II
- NUMBERS 47 TO 57 WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBERS 49, 51 AND 55 AND WALLS AND PIERS TO NUMBERS 47 AND 57, grade II
- NUMBERS 6 TO 14 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBER 8, grade II
- RAHERE (NUMBER 2) AND NAPIER HOUSE (NUMBER 4) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Car Park, Portland Street: up to 143 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Chapel Spa, North Place: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 24 - 28 Sherborne Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Pate Court, St Margarets Road, permissioned (250 m)
- Axiom, 57 Winchcombe Street, permissioned (260 m)
- Tebbit House, 51 Winchcombe Street, permissioned (270 m)
- 33 - 35 Albion Street, permissioned (350 m)
- Montpellier House, Montpellier Drive: up to 9 homes, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 3 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 20 addresses are between 59 m and 62 m above sea level (61 m on average).
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 | 2.1 km |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km | |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 30 stops within 400 m, 80 within 800 m; nearest Pittville Gates Cheltenham | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Royal Well Cheltenham | 680 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Sherborne Street | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 65.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. George's Surgery | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Portman Healthcare Limited | 100 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cheltenham General Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Cheltenham Central Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 8 Winchcombe Street Halifax | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,470 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Pittville Park 20 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Agg Gardner Recreation Ground 4.8 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Trinity Cheltenham and churchyard boundary walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south-west. 470 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Cheltenham and churchyard boundary walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| St Margarets Terrace Numbers 1 to 6 and Attached Area Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Masonic Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-west |
| Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 470 m south-west |
| Cheltenham Minster (St Mary's) | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m south-west |
| Pittville Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 710 m north |
| Bouncer's Lane Cemetery, Cheltenham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km east |
| Battledown camp | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sandford Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south |
| Battledown Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-east |
| Wasley's Brake | Wood | 2.9 km west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 3.6 km north-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 20 |
20 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.