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Housing in GL50 4RS

What the homes in GL50 4RS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Swindon Village & Wyman's Brook
Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,229 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.6%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

GL50 4RSEngland
Detached27.5%22.9%
Semi-detached61.6%31.5%
Terraced7.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.1% of households in the GL50 4RS area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 53.3% own outright and 35.8% with a mortgage.

GL50 4RS
89%
England
  • Owned89.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented9.6%20.5%
  • Social rented0.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL50 4RSEngland
Owned outright53.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL50 4RSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22%). 24.8% of households include dependent children.

GL50 4RSEngland
Living alone, under 6612.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%12.8%
Couple, no children18.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 4RS (Swindon Village & Wyman's Brook) (about 1,229 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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