GL51 postcode area guide — Cheltenham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL51 postcode district in Cheltenham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL51
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.6%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the GL51 postcode district (Cheltenham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,552 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL51, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92%.
Around 0% of premises in GL51 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 GL51
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL51 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| GL51 0AE | 100% | 96.2% |
| GL51 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| GL51 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| GL51 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| GL51 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| GL51 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| GL51 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| GL51 0AP | 96% | 96% |
| GL51 0AQ | 100% | 73.5% |
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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.
House prices in GL51
Based on 569 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL51 is £291,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£520,000
92 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
215 sales
Terraced
£260,000
156 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
96 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL51
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached | Friars Close | GL51 3DU |
| 18 May 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Lansdown Road | GL51 6PZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £318,000 | Terraced | Alstone Mews | GL51 8EU |
| 13 May 2026 | £260,000 | Flat | Lansdown Road | GL51 6QX |
| 12 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Alstone Avenue | GL51 8EH |
| 7 May 2026 | £159,950 | Flat | Lansdown Road | GL51 6PX |
| 5 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Woodlands Road | GL51 3RU |
| 1 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Tewkesbury Road | GL51 9SW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Lawn Crescent | GL51 4UR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Sotherby Drive | GL51 0FT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 GL51
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,846 | GL51 3EF |
| Pate's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,288 | GL51 0HG |
| All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,100 | GL51 0WH |
| The High School Leckhampton | Secondary | 11–16 | 759 | GL51 3FS |
| Lakeside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 511 | GL51 6HR |
| Dean Close School | Not applicable | 12–19 | 488 | GL51 6HE |
| Dean Close Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–14 | 436 | GL51 6QS |
| Springbank Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 435 | GL51 0PH |
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 GL51
257 rated food businesses operate in GL51. 221 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering At All Saints Academy, ABM Catering At Swindon Village Primary School, Adam And Eve Cheltenham, Aldi, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL51
From a sample of 119 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GL51 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
43%
Band D
44%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
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 GL51 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.