GL54 postcode area guide — Cheltenham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL54 postcode district in Cheltenham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL54
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.7%
Gigabit-capable
67.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the GL54 postcode district (Cheltenham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,045 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL54, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.7%.
Around 0.8% of premises in GL54 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 GL54
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL54 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| GL54 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| GL54 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| GL54 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| GL54 1AF | 100% | 2.6% |
| GL54 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| GL54 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| GL54 1AJ | 75% | 0% |
| GL54 1AL | 85.7% | 4.8% |
| GL54 1AN | 100% | 4.8% |
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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 GL54
Based on 309 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL54 is £485,000, up 8.5% on the previous year (£446,805).
Detached
£650,000
131 sales
Semi-detached
£382,000
67 sales
Terraced
£327,000
63 sales
Flat / maisonette
£306,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL54
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £615,000 | Detached | Letch Hill Drive | GL54 2DQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Sopwith Road | GL54 2NS |
| 14 May 2026 | £535,000 | Terraced | Well Lane | GL54 1DH |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Seymour Place | GL54 5QF |
| 7 May 2026 | £715,000 | Semi-detached | Moore Road | GL54 2AZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £1,900,000 | Detached | Smith Barry Crescent | GL54 2NG |
| 1 May 2026 | £780,000 | Detached | GL54 3QB | |
| 1 May 2026 | £530,000 | Detached | Nostle Road | GL54 3PF |
| 1 May 2026 | £765,000 | Detached | Apple Tree Close | GL54 5DY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £1,300,000 | Detached | GL54 3NT |
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 GL54
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cotswold Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,564 | GL54 2BD |
| Winchcombe School | Secondary | 11–16 | 515 | GL54 5LB |
| Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 341 | GL54 2AW |
| Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 261 | GL54 5PZ |
| The Rissington School | Primary | 3–11 | 256 | GL54 2PL |
| Northleach Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 114 | GL54 3HJ |
| Temple Guiting Church of England School | Primary | 4–11 | 105 | GL54 5RW |
| Gretton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 92 | GL54 5EY |
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 GL54
279 rated food businesses operate in GL54. 233 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Stow On The Wold Nursery School, A'Moore Coffee House, Abbey Field Living Society - Alistair Robertson House, Ace Of Spuds By La Reine, Alfonso Gelateria Stow.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL54
From a sample of 173 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 GL54 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
23%
Band D
46%
Band E
18%
Band F
5%
Band G
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
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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.