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GL54 5AR area guide

Who lives in GL54 5AR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Winchcombe & Washbourne
Council: Tewkesbury
Region: South West
Neighbourhood population: 1,384 (2024)

GL54 5ARCheltenham

At a glance

What GL54 5AR is like

GL54 5AR is a postcode in the Winchcombe & Washbourne area of Tewkesbury. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,384 people. 68.3% of households own their home, 20.4% rent privately and 10.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 52.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in GL54 5 sold for a median of £485,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How GL54 5AR compares

Headline figures for GL54 5AR, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£485,000

Median over 102 sales in GL54 5, +12.8% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

83%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£60,457

Average annual income before tax, higher than 68% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where GL54 5AR differs most from the national average.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in GL54 5 is up 12.8% on the year before.
02
An older population
35.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

GL54 5AR FAQs

Is GL54 5AR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in GL54 5AR?

The median sale price over the last year was £485,000.

Homes in GL54 5 sold for a median of £485,000 across 102 sales in the year to August 2026, +12.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is GL54 5AR safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around GL54 5AR, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in GL54 5AR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.7% of residents. 68.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (38.6%).

Which council covers GL54 5AR?

The local authority for GL54 5AR is Tewkesbury.

GL54 5AR comes under Tewkesbury in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is GL54 5AR?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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