Is Cheltenham a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Cheltenham, from official data · 5 postcode districts · 3,896 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Cheltenham, from official data · 5 postcode districts · 3,896 postcodes
The average home in Cheltenham sold for £322,758 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.3% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Cheltenham, the nearest primary school is The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Overton Park Surgery, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Cheltenham Spa station is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk; the nearest park, Montpellier Gardens, is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
The average home in Cheltenham sold for £322,758 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £625,407, semi-detached £394,668, terraced £321,880, flats £201,009. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Cheltenham Spa is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £54,771 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).