GL52 5JX Cheltenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oakley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Imjin Road, Cheltenham: 22 addresses
- Burma Avenue, Cheltenham: 1 address
- Imjin Court, Cheltenham: 1 address
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 (67% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cromwell Court, Greenway Lane: up to 8 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- 76 Pennine Rd: up to 9 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- 116 Prestbury Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Land at Whaddon Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 10 very low.
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 24 addresses are between 70 m and 74 m above sea level (71 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 | 3.6 km |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Kempley Close Whaddon | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Royal Well Cheltenham | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Sherborne Place Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 64.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Berkeley Place Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wilson Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Cheltenham General Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Cheltenham Central Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,330 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 730 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bouncer's Lane Cemetery, Cheltenham, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 420 m north-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bouncer's Lane Cemetery, Cheltenham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m north-east |
| Battledown camp | Scheduled monument | 810 m south |
| Glenfall House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-east |
| Moated Site 570m west of Laxton Meadow Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battledown Hill | Hill | 800 m south |
| Sandford Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| Arle Grove | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Imjin Road.