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Battledown

Ward

East Cheltenham. About 6,363 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 65% of people in Battledown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,039
3,629th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
65%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Battledown compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BattledownMiddle
Population20 wards, Cheltenham · 2021
Population: every ward in Cheltenham20 areas from 4,936 to 6,739. The middle area is 5,969. Battledown is 6,039.
6,03910th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Cheltenham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Cheltenham20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 82.0%. Battledown is 65.0%.
65%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Cheltenham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cheltenham20 areas from 82.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 94.6%. Battledown is 88.9%.
88.9%3rd lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Cheltenham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cheltenham20 areas from 1.0% to 5.3%. The middle area is 1.9%. Battledown is 1.5%.
1.5%6th lowest

What is the population of Battledown?

Battledown had 6,039 usual residents at the census.

Battledown is the 3,629th least populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Cheltenham

These figures are published for the whole of Cheltenham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cheltenham and not Battledown alone. See Cheltenham

Average house price
£328,178
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,399
111th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
Joint 135th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.0
Joint 62nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Battledown in brief

Battledown had 6,039 usual residents at the census.

About 65% of people in Battledown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Battledown, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Battledown, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.