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Housing in GL52 6PU

What the homes in GL52 6PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Battledown & Charlton Kings
Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,561 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.9%). Flats make up 13%, well below the 22.2% across England.

GL52 6PUEngland
Detached40.9%22.9%
Semi-detached38.7%31.5%
Terraced7.4%23%
Purpose-built flat9.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.7% of households in the GL52 6PU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.5% own outright and 39.2% with a mortgage.

GL52 6PU
85%
England
  • Owned84.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented11.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL52 6PUEngland
Owned outright45.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL52 6PUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.3%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

GL52 6PUEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 6PU (Battledown & Charlton Kings) (about 1,561 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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