GL52 postcode area guide — Cheltenham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL52 postcode district in Cheltenham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL52
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.8%
Gigabit-capable
84.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the GL52 postcode district (Cheltenham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,359 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL52, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.7%.
Around 0% of premises in GL52 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 GL52
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL52 2AA | 100% | 100% |
| GL52 2AB | 100% | 63% |
| GL52 2AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL52 2AE | 100% | 100% |
| GL52 2AF | 100% | 100% |
| GL52 2AG | 100% | 100% |
| GL52 2AH | 100% | 100% |
| GL52 2AJ | 100% | 100% |
| GL52 2AL | 100% | 8% |
| GL52 2AN | 100% | 14.3% |
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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 GL52
Based on 669 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL52 is £350,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£350,000).
Detached
£575,000
149 sales
Semi-detached
£365,000
203 sales
Terraced
£295,000
182 sales
Flat / maisonette
£195,000
119 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL52
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | The Highgrove | GL52 8JB |
| 21 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Plough Square | GL52 8FP |
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Chiltern Avenue | GL52 8XP |
| 15 May 2026 | £258,000 | Terraced | Upper Park Street | GL52 6SB |
| 15 May 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Brook Vale | GL52 6JD |
| 15 May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Greenacre Way | GL52 8SJ |
| 14 May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Fairford Road | GL52 5FQ |
| 13 May 2026 | £272,000 | Terraced | Plough Square | GL52 8FP |
| 12 May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Ruby Avenue | GL52 7ZL |
| 11 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Wymans Road | GL52 5PP |
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 GL52
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleeve School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,903 | GL52 8AE |
| Pittville School | Secondary | 11–16 | 858 | GL52 3JD |
| Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 577 | GL52 8NN |
| Grangefield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | GL52 8GL |
| Woodmancote School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | GL52 9HN |
| Oakwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 | GL52 5HD |
| Ashley Manor Preparatory School | Not applicable | 1–11 | 275 | GL52 6NR |
| Berkhampstead School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 253 | GL52 2QA |
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 GL52
237 rated food businesses operate in GL52. 190 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 33 The Rum Bar, Abbeyfield Wessex Society Limited, Art Union, Asda Express PFS Kingswood, Asda Express PFS Sixways.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL52
From a sample of 221 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 GL52 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
44%
Band D
34%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
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 GL52 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.