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Housing in GL52 3HY

What the homes in GL52 3HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Prestbury & Racecourse
Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,187 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (48%). Flats make up 11.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

GL52 3HYEngland
Detached48%22.9%
Semi-detached28.7%31.5%
Terraced10.3%23%
Purpose-built flat9.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.7% of households in the GL52 3HY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 54.6% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.

GL52 3HY
82%
12%
England
  • Owned81.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented12.4%20.5%
  • Social rented4.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL52 3HYEngland
Owned outright54.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL52 3HYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.7%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

GL52 3HYEngland
Living alone, under 669.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 3HY (Prestbury & Racecourse) (about 2,187 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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