Postcode district · Cheltenham

GL54 area guide

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

Council: Cotswold
Region: South West
Population: 41,741 (2024)

GL54Postcode district · Cheltenham

At a glance

What GL54 is like

The GL54 postcode district in Cotswold covers 1,067 live postcodes and is home to about 41,741 people in 18,169 households. 69.7% of households own their home, 17.7% rent privately and 11% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.7% 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 sold for a median of £475,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How GL54 compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.2/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£475,000

Median over 299 sales in GL54, +5.6% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

86%

Rated good or better across 22 inspected schools in GL54.

Household incomeMore

£60,720

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where GL54 differs most from the national average.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in GL54 is up 5.6% on the year before.
02
An older population
26.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
69.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

GL54 FAQs

Is GL54 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.2 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 86% 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?

The median sale price over the last year was £475,000.

Homes in GL54 sold for a median of £475,000 across 299 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is GL54 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around GL54, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in GL54?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 69.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (46.8%).

Which council covers GL54?

The local authority for GL54 is Cotswold.

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

How well connected is GL54?

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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