Cheltenham
Cheltenham is a district council in Gloucestershire, in the South West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
No council in the South West has a higher Attainment 8 score at sixteen than Cheltenham: 51.7, higher than 90% of councils in England. Pubs, bars and clubs are up 21.1% since 2021, to 9.5 per 10,000 residents. Band D council tax, £2,370, is the 4th lowest in the region, while burglary, 7.4 per 1,000 households, is the 3rd highest. 93.8% of residents live within 1km of a supermarket, more than in any other district in Gloucestershire.
Furthest from the middle
- Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score 51.7 Higher than 90% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire. The highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents 9.5 Higher than 88% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for. 2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
- Residents within 1km of a supermarket 93.8% Higher than 86% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for. The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire. 3rd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Cheltenham and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Lower than 66% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
4th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Higher than 64% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 2.2% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 62% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
7th highest of the 26 councils in the South West.
Up 4.8% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 59% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
Joint 7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 58% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
7th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Lower than 83% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Higher than 86% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
3rd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 75% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
3rd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 64% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
4th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
Joint 5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Down 6 points since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Higher than 90% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
The highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Lower than 66% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
5th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
Published for Gloucestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Joint highest of the 26 councils in the South West.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 63% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
Down 21.7% since 2022-23
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 78% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
3rd highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 67% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
Published for Gloucestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Joint 4th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Lower than 87% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
4th lowest of the 27 councils in the South West.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 88% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
Up 21.1% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Lower than 62% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd lowest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
6th lowest of the 24 councils in the South West.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 58% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Higher than 70% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Published for Gloucestershire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Down 1.1 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Lower than 81% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Lower than 50% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd highest of the 6 districts in Gloucestershire.
6th highest of the 27 councils in the South West.
Down 37.8% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
Cheltenham shares a boundary with Cotswold and Tewkesbury. Lowest first.
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
- Tewkesbury£978
- Cheltenham£1,096
- Cotswold£1,105
- Average house price, all homes
- Cheltenham£325k
- Tewkesbury£330k
- Cotswold£412k
- Council tax, band D
- Tewkesbury£2,341
- Cheltenham£2,370
- Cotswold£2,392
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- Cotswold44.2
- Tewkesbury45.0
- Cheltenham79.9
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- Cotswold1,925
- Tewkesbury1,999
- Cheltenham2,048
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Tewkesbury59%
- Cotswold61%
- Cheltenham64%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Cotswold4.4 µg/m³
- Tewkesbury6.7 µg/m³
- Cheltenham7.9 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- Cotswold6.9%
- Tewkesbury7.7%
- Cheltenham12.6%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 2.2% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 4.8% since August 2025
- Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 21.7% since 2022-23
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 1.1 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 21.1% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 6 points since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 37.8% since 2019
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