Housing in GL53 8NX
What the homes in GL53 8NX 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
- 1,628 (2024)
GL53 8NXCheltenham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (62.6%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
90.1% of households in the GL53 8NX area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 51.5% own outright and 38.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.5%). 31.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL53 8NX (Battledown & Charlton Kings) (about 1,628 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.