GL50 1YD

College · Cheltenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
College
Local authority
Cheltenham
Constituency
Cheltenham
Postcode district
GL50
Postcode sector
GL50 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL50 1XN 47 m
GL50 1XZ 66 m
GL50 1XY 67 m
GL50 1JX 69 m
GL53 7HQ 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL50 1YD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL50
Postcode sector
GL50 1
Latitude
51.897134
Longitude
-2.074805
British National Grid easting
394,949
British National Grid northing
222,067

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cheltenham · E07000078
Electoral ward
College · E05015709
Parish or community
E43000255
Westminster constituency
Cheltenham · E14001161
Output area
E00112397
Lower layer super output area
Cheltenham 009B · E01022117
Middle layer super output area
Cheltenham 009 · E02004608

Postcode source versions

Explore GL50

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
28
Secondary
6
  1. Cheltenham Ladies' College

    Other independent school

    391 m
  2. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    441 m
  3. Cheltenham College

    Other independent school

    557 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,478
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,040
  • Anti social behaviour 590
  • Shoplifting 515
  • Public order 244
  • Vehicle crime 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL50 1 residents
1,367

Age bands in GL50 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
5.5%

68 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.7%

182 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.8%

469 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

321 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

200 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • YORKLEIGH SURGERY(CT)

    93 ST. GEORGES ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3ED

    ODS code L84022

    758 m

  • OVERTON PARK SURGERY

    OVERTON PARK ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3BP

    ODS code L84041

    762 m

  • UNDERWOOD SURGERY

    139 ST. GEORGES ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3EQ

    ODS code L84003

    1.1 km

  • ST. CATHERINE'S SURGERY

    ST. PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE, 121 SWINDON ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 4DP

    ODS code L84058

    1.2 km

  • ST. GEORGE'S SURGERY

    ST. PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE, 121 SWINDON ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 4DP

    ODS code L84008

    1.2 km

  • THE ROYAL WELL SURGERY

    ST. PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE, 121 SWINDON ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 4DP

    ODS code L84049

    1.2 km

  • WESTON HOUSE PRACTICE

    ST. PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE, 121 SWINDON ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 4DP

    ODS code L84033

    1.2 km

  • THE LECKHAMPTON SURGERY

    17 MOOREND PARK ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL53 0LA

    ODS code L84040

    1.7 km

  • SIXWAYS CLINIC

    LONDON ROAD, CHARLTON KINGS, CHELTENHAM, GL52 6HS

    ODS code L84015

    1.7 km

  • BERKELEY PLACE SURGERY

    WILSON HEALTH CENTRE, 236 PRESTBURY ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL52 3EY

    ODS code L84030

    2.0 km

  • ROYAL CRESCENT SURGERY

    WILSON HEALTH CENTRE, 236 PRESTBURY ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL52 3EY

    ODS code L84059

    2.0 km

  • WEST CHELTENHAM MEDICAL

    HESTERS WAY RESOURCE CTR, CASSIN DRIVE, CHELTENHAM, GL51 7SU

    ODS code Y05212

    3.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Oriel Road

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • Oriel Road

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • Wetherspoons

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • Cambray Place Set Down Only

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • Promenade

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheltenham 009B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,474 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Cheltenham Ladies' College is the nearest published school at 391 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,478 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,040 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.