GL50 postcode area guide — Cheltenham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL50 postcode district in Cheltenham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL50
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.4%
Gigabit-capable
83.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the GL50 postcode district (Cheltenham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 781 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL50, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.7%.
Around 0% of premises in GL50 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in GL50
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL50 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| GL50 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| GL50 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| GL50 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| GL50 1BB | 100% | 100% |
| GL50 1DB | 100% | 100% |
| GL50 1DD | 100% | 0% |
| GL50 1DE | 100% | 66.7% |
| GL50 1DF | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| GL50 1DP | 50% | 50% |
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Mobile signal around Cheltenham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheltenham district (60,732 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
56.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in GL50
Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GL50 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 57.1% |
| Drugs | 1 | 14.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 14.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 14.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in GL50
Based on 378 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL50 is £292,500, up 2.6% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£550,000
40 sales
Semi-detached
£315,000
45 sales
Terraced
£310,000
114 sales
Flat / maisonette
£228,500
161 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL50
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £270,000 | Flat | The Park | GL50 2SL |
| 18 May 2026 | £655,000 | Detached | Gratton Road | GL50 2BY |
| 15 May 2026 | £257,500 | Terraced | Granville Street | GL50 4BL |
| 15 May 2026 | £190,000 | Flat | Tivoli Road | GL50 2TF |
| 12 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Bennington Street | GL50 4ED |
| 8 May 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Great Norwood Street | GL50 2AN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £495,000 | Flat | Montpellier Spa Road | GL50 1UL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £262,500 | Terraced | Larput Place | GL50 4HP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £132,000 | Flat | Lansdown Road | GL50 2HT |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £1,500,000 | Semi-detached | Christchurch Road | GL50 2PL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cheltenham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheltenham district (118,834 residents, 52,899 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.2% |
| 15–29 | 25.1% |
| 30–44 | 19.5% |
| 45–64 | 19% |
| 65+ | 19.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 63.6% |
| Private rented | 23.5% |
| Social rented | 4.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GL50
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Ladies' College | Not applicable | 11–18 | 814 | GL50 3EP |
| Dunalley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 456 | GL50 4LB |
| The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great | Primary | 4–11 | 412 | GL50 3QG |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 408 | GL50 2RS |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 213 | GL50 2NR |
| Dean Close Airthrie | Not applicable | 3–11 | 52 | GL50 2NY |
| Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service | Not applicable | 4–19 | 0 | GL50 3EW |
| University of Gloucestershire | Not applicable | — | — | GL50 2RH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in GL50
398 rated food businesses operate in GL50. 329 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 131 The Promenade YOKU, 321 Pizza Kebabs Burgers, Admiral Slots, Albion House Social Club, Alexander House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL50
From a sample of 228 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 GL50 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 63% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
13%
Band C
50%
Band D
24%
Band E
10%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cheltenham
Landlines around GL50 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.