GL50 2BW

Park · Cheltenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cheltenham
Ward
Park
Local authority
Cheltenham
Constituency
Cheltenham
Postcode district
GL50
Postcode sector
GL50 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL50 2FF 23 m
GL50 2BH 27 m
GL50 2BE 35 m
GL50 2BS 46 m
GL50 2BJ 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL50 2BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL50
Postcode sector
GL50 2
Latitude
51.889820
Longitude
-2.081389
British National Grid easting
394,495
British National Grid northing
221,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cheltenham · E07000078
Electoral ward
Park · E05015714
Parish or community
E43000255
Westminster constituency
Cheltenham · E14001161
Output area
E00112487
Lower layer super output area
Cheltenham 011C · E01022137
Middle layer super output area
Cheltenham 011 · E02004610

Postcode source versions

Explore GL50

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Railway Buildings, 6, Norwood Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2BW 16 February 2026 £220,000
Railway Buildings, 1, Norwood Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2BW 27 October 2025 £315,000
Railway Buildings, 3, Flat 3, Norwood Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2BW 10 March 2023 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. Cheltenham College

    Other independent school

    454 m
  2. University of Gloucestershire

    Higher education institutions

    570 m
  3. Naunton Park Primary School

    Community school

    750 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 788
  • Shoplifting 469
  • Anti social behaviour 450
  • Public order 201
  • Vehicle crime 191

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.3
GL50 2 residents
7,140

Age bands in GL50 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.7%

622 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

833 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

1,927 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,987 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,803 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL50 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • THE LECKHAMPTON SURGERY

    17 MOOREND PARK ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL53 0LA

    ODS code L84040

    745 m

  • OVERTON PARK SURGERY

    OVERTON PARK ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3BP

    ODS code L84041

    1.1 km

  • YORKLEIGH SURGERY(CT)

    93 ST. GEORGES ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3ED

    ODS code L84022

    1.2 km

  • UNDERWOOD SURGERY

    139 ST. GEORGES ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3EQ

    ODS code L84003

    1.4 km

  • ST. CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84058

    1.9 km

  • ST. GEORGE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84008

    1.9 km

  • THE ROYAL WELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84049

    1.9 km

  • WESTON HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84033

    1.9 km

  • SIXWAYS CLINIC

    LONDON ROAD, CHARLTON KINGS, CHELTENHAM, GL52 6HS

    ODS code L84015

    1.9 km

  • WEST CHELTENHAM MEDICAL

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

    ODS code Y05212

    2.8 km

  • BERKELEY PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84030

    2.9 km

  • ROYAL CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84059

    2.9 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

  • The Exmouth Arms

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • The Exmouth Arms

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • Andover Road

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • Suffolk Arms (school stop)

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.1 miles
  • Andover Road

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheltenham 011C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,373 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 5 recorded sales in GL50 2BW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheltenham is £325,399 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Cheltenham College is the nearest published school at 454 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 788 events.

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