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Housing in GL53 7LW

What the homes in GL53 7LW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lansdown & Montpellier
Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,613 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33%). Flats make up 49.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

GL53 7LWEngland
Detached6.9%22.9%
Semi-detached10.7%31.5%
Terraced33%23%
Purpose-built flat30.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.1% of households in the GL53 7LW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 30.2% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

GL53 7LW
53%
44%
England
  • Owned53.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented44.2%20.5%
  • Social rented2.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL53 7LWEngland
Owned outright30.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 47% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL53 7LWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.7%). 11.6% of households include dependent children.

GL53 7LWEngland
Living alone, under 6631.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%12.8%
Couple, no children21.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 GL53 7LW (Lansdown & Montpellier) (about 1,613 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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