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Housing in GL50 1TY

What the homes in GL50 1TY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lansdown & Montpellier
Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,721 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.8%). Flats make up 80%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

GL50 1TYEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached6.4%31.5%
Terraced11.7%23%
Purpose-built flat38.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house31.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.2% of households in the GL50 1TY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 55.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 14.1% with a mortgage.

GL50 1TY
41%
56%
England
  • Owned41.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented55.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL50 1TYEngland
Owned outright27.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent53.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 55.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL50 1TYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (44.9%). 6.3% of households include dependent children.

GL50 1TYEngland
Living alone, under 6644.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.1%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children4.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cheltenham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheltenham (August 2026, +4.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CheltenhamEngland
All homes£1,261£1,459
One bedroom£869£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,096£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,354£1,489
Four or more£1,908£2,161
Detached£1,753£1,640
Semi-detached£1,337£1,449
Terraced£1,216£1,435
Flat or maisonette£985£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL50 1TY (Lansdown & Montpellier) (about 1,721 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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