GL53
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cheltenham, Leckhampton and The Park, 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 GL53 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 77% of people in GL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GL53 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL53?
GL53 had 20,836 usual residents at the census.
GL53 is the 1,350th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL53, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL53 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GL53
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 009A | 1,506 | No figure | 10 | 89.4% |
| Cheltenham 009C | 1,222 | No figure | 10 | 90.8% |
| Cheltenham 012D | 1,579 | No figure | 10 | 93.2% |
| Cheltenham 012E | 1,408 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Cheltenham 012F | 1,531 | No figure | 10 | 84.0% |
| Cheltenham 012G | 1,370 | No figure | 10 | 79.0% |
| Cheltenham 014A | 1,744 | No figure | 10 | 82.3% |
| Cheltenham 014B | 1,601 | No figure | 10 | 87.0% |
| Cheltenham 014C | 1,562 | No figure | 10 | 86.3% |
| Cheltenham 014D | 1,480 | No figure | 10 | 86.4% |
| Cheltenham 015A | 1,560 | No figure | 10 | 80.4% |
| Cheltenham 015B | 2,397 | No figure | 10 | 98.7% |
| Cheltenham 015C | 1,608 | No figure | 10 | 94.0% |
MPs for GL53
- Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratMP for Cheltenham92% of GL53’s postcodes
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-BrownConservativeMP for North Cotswolds7.8% of GL53’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 GL532
Postcode sectors in GL534
Council1
Towns in GL531
Postcode districts next to GL537
More in the GL postcode area2
GL53 in brief
GL53 is a postcode district covering Cheltenham, Leckhampton and The Park, in Cheltenham.
About 21,166 people lived in GL53 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £499,750 in 2025 across 370 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL53 was £499,750 in 2025.
GL53 had 20,836 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in GL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL53, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.