GL52 5HB postcode in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

GL52 5HB is a postcode in Cheltenham, in the Oakley ward. It is in the Cheltenham parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since July 1986.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 82% of homes and businesses can get it. Cheltenham: 94% Typical price £317,000 Homes sold in GL52 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.5% on the year before Nearest station Cheltenham Spa 3.7 km in a straight line

Where GL52 5HB is, and what is near it

Map of GL52 5HB and what is near it Map of GL52 5HB: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the GL52 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GL52 5AP: also in GL52 5GL52 5AR: also in GL52 5GL52 5AS: also in GL52 5GL52 5AT: also in GL52 5GL52 5AW: also in GL52 5GL52 5BN: also in GL52 5GL52 5BP: also in GL52 5GL52 5BS: also in GL52 5GL52 5BT: also in GL52 5GL52 5BU: also in GL52 5GL52 5BX: also in GL52 5GL52 5DP: also in GL52 5GL52 5DR: also in GL52 5GL52 5DS: also in GL52 5GL52 5DT: also in GL52 5GL52 5DU: also in GL52 5GL52 5DX: also in GL52 5GL52 5DY: also in GL52 5GL52 5DZ: also in GL52 5GL52 5EA: also in GL52 5GL52 5EB: also in GL52 5GL52 5ED: also in GL52 5GL52 5EE: also in GL52 5GL52 5EF: also in GL52 5GL52 5EG: also in GL52 5GL52 5EH: also in GL52 5GL52 5EJ: also in GL52 5GL52 5EL: also in GL52 5GL52 5EN: also in GL52 5GL52 5EP: also in GL52 5GL52 5EQ: also in GL52 5GL52 5ER: also in GL52 5GL52 5ES: also in GL52 5GL52 5ET: also in GL52 5GL52 5EU: also in GL52 5GL52 5EW: also in GL52 5GL52 5EX: also in GL52 5GL52 5EY: also in GL52 5GL52 5EZ: also in GL52 5GL52 5HA: also in GL52 5GL52 5HD: also in GL52 5GL52 5HE: also in GL52 5GL52 5HF: also in GL52 5GL52 5HG: also in GL52 5GL52 5HH: also in GL52 5GL52 5HJ: also in GL52 5GL52 5HL: also in GL52 5GL52 5HN: also in GL52 5GL52 5HQ: also in GL52 5GL52 5HW: also in GL52 5GL52 5JA: also in GL52 5GL52 5JB: also in GL52 5GL52 5JE: also in GL52 5GL52 5JF: also in GL52 5GL52 5JG: also in GL52 5GL52 5JH: also in GL52 5GL52 5JJ: also in GL52 5GL52 5JL: also in GL52 5GL52 5JN: also in GL52 5GL52 5JQ: also in GL52 5GL52 5JR: also in GL52 5GL52 5JS: also in GL52 5GL52 5JT: also in GL52 5GL52 5JW: also in GL52 5GL52 5LL: also in GL52 5GL52 5LN: also in GL52 5GL52 5LP: also in GL52 5GL52 5LQ: also in GL52 5GL52 5LR: also in GL52 5GL52 5LS: also in GL52 5GL52 5LT: also in GL52 5GL52 5LW: also in GL52 5GL52 5PL: also in GL52 5GL52 5PN: also in GL52 5GL52 5PP: also in GL52 5GL52 5PR: also in GL52 5GL52 5PS: also in GL52 5GL52 5PT: also in GL52 5GL52 5PU: also in GL52 5GL52 5PX: also in GL52 5GL52 5PY: also in GL52 5GL52 5PZ: also in GL52 5GL52 5QJ: also in GL52 5GL52 5QL: also in GL52 5GL52 5QN: also in GL52 5GL52 5QP: also in GL52 5GL52 5QR: also in GL52 5GL52 5QS: also in GL52 5GL52 5QT: also in GL52 5GL52 5QU: also in GL52 5GL52 5QW: also in GL52 5GL52 5QY: also in GL52 5GL52 5QZ: also in GL52 5GL52 5SG: also in GL52 5 Tram or metro 2.1 kmGP 2.2 kmSchool 2.5 kmCheltenham Spa station 3.7 kmPrestbury GL52 5HB Map of GL52 5HB and what is near it Map of GL52 5HB: its centre point, with the 222 other postcodes in the GL52 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 2.2 kmSchool 2.5 kmStation 10.7 kmPrestbury GL52 5HB
  • GL52 5HB
  • Other postcodes in GL52 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9096, longitude -2.0496)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL52 5HB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GL52 5HB?

Every home and business at GL52 5HB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 82% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)82% can get it

Cheltenham: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cheltenham: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Cheltenham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at GL52 5HB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Cheltenham Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Cheltenham Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GL52 5HB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL52 5HB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cheltenham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL52 5HB: 3,656 properties in Cheltenham are at high risk (5.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheltenham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of GL52 5HB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL52 5HB?

Homes in GL52 5 sold for a typical £317,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, down 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£317,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £500,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £316,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £285,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £155,000 13 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL52 district: a typical £345,000 from 712 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in GL52 5HB

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in GL52 5HB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 June 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near GL52 5HB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around GL52 5HB. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (67%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL52 5HB

Band D in Cheltenham for 2026‑27: £2,370. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,580 (band A) to £3,949 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,843.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (26%)£1,580
Band Babout 310 (51%)£1,843
Band Cabout 70 (11%)£2,106
Band Dabout 30 (5%)£2,370
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,896
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,423
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,949
Band Hfewer than 5£4,739

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 67% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cheltenham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL52 5HB is in (ONS area E01022131), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GL52 5HB?

The nearest open schools to GL52 5HB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL52 5HB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to GL52 5HB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL52 5HB is Cheltenham Spa Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Cheltenham Spa Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive
  • Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway) Underground, metro or tram 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Chiltern Road, 78 m away.

More stations near GL52 5HB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near GL52 5HB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL52 5HB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GL52 5HB?

1 within 1 km 29 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL52 5HB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL52 5HB?

The nearest to the centre of GL52 5HB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GL52 5HB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GL52 5HB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL52 5HB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GL52 5HB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL52 5HB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GL52 5HB?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL52 5HB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GL52 5HB in a conservation area?

The centre of GL52 5HB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GL52 5HB?

Police.uk records 135 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL52 5HB in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them.

Violence and sexual offences36 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Other theft12 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Burglary9 reports

Also: public order 6, drugs 5, other crime 5, shoplifting 3, bicycle theft 2, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for GL52 5HB

Ward
Oakley
Parish
Prestbury
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Cheltenham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1986

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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