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Housing in GL52 2RB

What the homes in GL52 2RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pittville & Fairview
Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,496 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.2%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

GL52 2RBEngland
Detached13.2%22.9%
Semi-detached49.2%31.5%
Terraced17.8%23%
Purpose-built flat13.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.8% of households in the GL52 2RB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.6% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.

GL52 2RB
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13%
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  • Owned78.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented13.3%20.5%
  • Social rented5.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL52 2RBEngland
Owned outright44.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.2%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL52 2RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.5%). 21.3% of households include dependent children.

GL52 2RBEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.3%12.8%
Couple, no children22.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 GL52 2RB (Pittville & Fairview) (about 1,496 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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