GL51
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cheltenham and Hester's Way, in Cheltenham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GL51 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 46% of people in GL51 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GL51 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL51?
GL51 had 53,748 usual residents at the census.
GL51 is the 147th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL51, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL51 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GL51
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 001B | 1,417 | No figure | 2 | 99.3% |
| Cheltenham 001C | 1,458 | No figure | 9 | 98.0% |
| Cheltenham 003A | 1,451 | No figure | 2 | 99.8% |
| Cheltenham 003B | 2,237 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Cheltenham 003C | 1,463 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Cheltenham 003D | 1,583 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Cheltenham 004B | 1,666 | No figure | 5 | 99.9% |
| Cheltenham 005A | 1,636 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Cheltenham 005B | 1,819 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Cheltenham 005C | 1,698 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Cheltenham 005D | 1,511 | No figure | 3 | 99.8% |
| Cheltenham 005E | 1,650 | No figure | 4 | 99.7% |
| Cheltenham 007A | 1,579 | No figure | 7 | 99.9% |
| Cheltenham 007B | 1,486 | No figure | 4 | 99.8% |
| Cheltenham 007C | 1,521 | No figure | 5 | 99.9% |
| Cheltenham 007D | 1,565 | No figure | 8 | 96.4% |
| Cheltenham 007E | 1,912 | No figure | 5 | 99.9% |
| Cheltenham 010A | 1,711 | No figure | 10 | 99.6% |
| Cheltenham 010B | 1,575 | No figure | 10 | 99.7% |
| Cheltenham 010C | 1,672 | No figure | 9 | 94.4% |
| Cheltenham 010D | 2,196 | No figure | 9 | 77.2% |
| Cheltenham 011A | 1,680 | No figure | 10 | 85.4% |
| Cheltenham 011E | 1,358 | No figure | 10 | 99.7% |
| Cheltenham 013A | 1,253 | No figure | 10 | 95.3% |
| Cheltenham 013B | 1,124 | No figure | 10 | 97.1% |
| Cheltenham 013C | 1,506 | No figure | 8 | 98.6% |
| Cheltenham 013D | 1,377 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Cheltenham 013E | 1,296 | No figure | 10 | 99.3% |
| Cheltenham 013F | 1,457 | No figure | 10 | 99.6% |
| Cheltenham 013G | 1,327 | No figure | 4 | 98.6% |
| Tewkesbury 004B | 1,551 | No figure | 7 | 78.2% |
| Tewkesbury 008C | 2,586 | No figure | 7 | 89.5% |
| Tewkesbury 008D | 1,836 | No figure | 7 | 91.5% |
MPs for GL51
- Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratMP for Cheltenham70% of GL51’s postcodes
- Cameron ThomasIndependentMP for Tewkesbury23% of GL51’s postcodes
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-BrownConservativeMP for North Cotswolds7.4% of GL51’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in GL515
Postcode sectors in GL517
Council1
Towns in GL511
Postcode districts next to GL517
Nearest rail stations1
More in the GL postcode area2
GL51 in brief
GL51 is a postcode district covering Cheltenham and Hester's Way, in Cheltenham.
About 54,880 people lived in GL51 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £300,000 in 2025 across 812 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL51 was £300,000 in 2025.
GL51 had 53,748 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in GL51 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL51, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.