UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/cheltenham
Council areaSouth West, England
House prices in Cheltenham
Homes in Cheltenham sold for a median of £328,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,698 standard sales.
That makes it the tenth most expensive of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £310,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 625 | £625,000 | £460,000 to £860,000 | £5,155/m²from 27 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,139 | £367,000 | £298,000 to £475,000 | £4,111/m²from 47 sales |
| Terraced | 1,027 | £300,000 | £250,000 to £406,000 | £4,503/m²from 35 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 907 | £205,000 | £157,000 to £280,000 | £3,474/m²from 28 sales |
Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in Cheltenham, at 31% and 28% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against the South West as a whole: a median of £625,000 here, 39% more than the £450,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,366 per m², 22% above the £3,587 across the South West as a whole.
Postcode districts in Cheltenham
The dearest district was GL53 (Charlton Kings), at £508,000, and the cheapest was GL51 (Cheltenham), at £300,000.
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- GL53Cheltenham, 662 salesMedian price £508,000Price per square metre £4,825Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
- GL52Cheltenham, 1,698 salesMedian price £351,500Price per square metre £4,049Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- GL50Cheltenham, 815 salesMedian price £305,000Price per square metre £4,473Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- GL51Cheltenham, 1,392 salesMedian price £300,000Price per square metre £3,871Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in GL51 (Cheltenham), up 3%, and fell most in GL53 (Charlton Kings), down 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Gloucester Road, Cheltenham (GL51)40 sales
- St Georges Road, Cheltenham (GL50)33 sales
- Brookbank Close, Cheltenham (GL50)30 sales
- Evesham Road, Cheltenham (GL52)26 sales
- Fairmont Street, Bishops Cleeve (GL52)26 sales
- Pittville Circus Road, Cheltenham (GL52)25 sales
- Hatherley Road, Cheltenham (GL51)23 sales
- Lansdown Road, Cheltenham (GL51)23 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Painswick Road, Cheltenham (GL50, £800,000), Leckhampton Road, Cheltenham (GL53, £780,000) and Montpellier Grove, Cheltenham (GL50, flats, £650,000).
The cheapest were Talbot Road, Cheltenham (GL51, flats, £105,000), Providence Park, Cheltenham (GL51, flats, £149,000) and St Georges Road, Cheltenham (GL50, flats, £165,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 35%, from £240,000 in 2016 to £325,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise across the South West as a whole.
Living in Cheltenham
Crime
No rate for Cheltenham
Police.uk does not have a full year of figures to August 2026 for Cheltenham.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 65 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
70% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 67 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,370 a year in Cheltenham for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 64 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South West
Median sale price of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Cheltenham and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- South Hams£360,000
- Bristol£350,000
- Dorset£345,000
- South Gloucestershire£340,000
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£338,000
- Stroud£335,000
- East Devon£330,000
- Cheltenham, this council area£328,000
- Tewkesbury£325,000
- North Somerset£320,000
- Wiltshire£320,000
- Exeter£300,000
- Teignbridge£300,000
- Mid Devon£295,000
- West Devon£295,000
About these figures
Cheltenham's figures come from 3,698 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Cheltenham, so their sales add up to 4,567 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.