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Hesters Way

Ward

West Cheltenham. About 7,014 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 54% of people in Hesters Way live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,706
4,168th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
54%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hesters Way compares

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

Hesters WayMiddle
Population20 wards, Cheltenham · 2021
Population: every ward in Cheltenham20 areas from 4,936 to 6,739. The middle area is 5,969. Hesters Way is 6,706.
6,7062nd 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%. Hesters Way is 54.0%.
54%7th 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%. Hesters Way is 97.9%.
97.9%joint 7th highest
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%. Hesters Way is 4.7%.
4.7%joint 2nd highest

What is the population of Hesters Way?

Hesters Way had 6,706 usual residents at the census.

Hesters Way is the 4,168th 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 Hesters Way 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
Hesters Way in brief

Hesters Way had 6,706 usual residents at the census.

About 54% of people in Hesters Way live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hesters Way, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hesters Way, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.