GL52 5FS

Battledown · Cheltenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cheltenham
Local authority
Cheltenham
Constituency
Cheltenham
Postcode district
GL52
Postcode sector
GL52 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL52 5FR 23 m
GL52 5FW 58 m
GL52 5FP 81 m
GL52 5FT 91 m
GL52 5GG 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL52 5FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL52
Postcode sector
GL52 5
Latitude
51.901933
Longitude
-2.043810
British National Grid easting
397,082
British National Grid northing
222,599

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cheltenham · E07000078
Parish or community
E43000255
Westminster constituency
Cheltenham · E14001161
Output area
E00168919
Lower layer super output area
Cheltenham 012H · E01034779
Middle layer super output area
Cheltenham 012 · E02004611

Postcode source versions

Explore GL52

40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Alvington Drive, Cheltenham, GL52 5FS 23 May 2025 £340,000
5, Alvington Drive, Cheltenham, GL52 5FS 5 April 2024 £298,000
6, Alvington Drive, Cheltenham, GL52 5FS 25 September 2023 £322,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. Lift Crescent View

    Academy special sponsor led

    592 m
  2. Battledown School

    Academy special converter

    632 m
  3. Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    909 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
807
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 281
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

29 female, 39 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
3.2
GL52 5 residents
9,225

Age bands in GL52 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

1,840 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

927 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

2,600 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

2,189 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

1,472 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL52 5 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

11

within 5 km

  • BERKELEY PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84030

    1.3 km

  • ROYAL CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84059

    1.3 km

  • SIXWAYS CLINIC

    LONDON ROAD, CHARLTON KINGS, CHELTENHAM, GL52 6HS

    ODS code L84015

    1.6 km

  • ST. CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84058

    2.6 km

  • ST. GEORGE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84008

    2.6 km

  • THE ROYAL WELL SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84049

    2.6 km

  • WESTON HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84033

    2.6 km

  • YORKLEIGH SURGERY(CT)

    93 ST. GEORGES ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3ED

    ODS code L84022

    2.8 km

  • OVERTON PARK SURGERY

    OVERTON PARK ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3BP

    ODS code L84041

    2.9 km

  • UNDERWOOD SURGERY

    139 ST. GEORGES ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3EQ

    ODS code L84003

    3.1 km

  • THE LECKHAMPTON SURGERY

    17 MOOREND PARK ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL53 0LA

    ODS code L84040

    3.5 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

  • Sainsburys Store

    BCT · Whaddon

    0.2 miles
  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Oakley

    0.3 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Whaddon

    0.3 miles
  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Oakley

    0.3 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Cheltenham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheltenham 012H, 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

28,476 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £298,500 from 5 recorded sales in GL52 5FS. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lift Crescent View is the nearest published school at 592 m.

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

Recorded crime

807 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 281 events.

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