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Housing in GL51 9RN

What the homes in GL51 9RN 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
1,487 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.7%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

GL51 9RNEngland
Detached29.3%22.9%
Semi-detached30.7%31.5%
Terraced24.8%23%
Purpose-built flat10.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.6% of households in the GL51 9RN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 45.9% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.

GL51 9RN
76%
22%
England
  • Owned75.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL51 9RNEngland
Owned outright45.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association0.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL51 9RNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.6%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

GL51 9RNEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%12.8%
Couple, no children22.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 GL51 9RN (Swindon Village & Wyman's Brook) (about 1,487 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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