Buying a home in GL52, Cheltenham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£385kmost £320k–£467k
Houses per m²£4,317flats £3,288
Sold last year4553,039 in five years
Prices in Cheltenham+0.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL52 sold for £385,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £320,070 and £466,548, for about 92 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Cheltenham (£381,000).

455 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £137k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GL52 5 (£3,744) and the most in GL52 6 (£4,732).

Across Cheltenham, prices are up 0.3% on a year ago and up 12.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,354 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,756 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £77,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in GL52 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£212,746£195k–£253k43 m²53
2£286,636£253k–£335k64 m²708
3£385,000£320k–£467k92 m²945
4£515,000£404k–£649k113 m²387
5+£693,936£557k–£908k153 m²393

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£213k£287k£385k£515k£694k
Detached£248k£362k£491k£556k£713k
Semi-detached£253k£311k£377k£455k£651k
Terraced£200k£266k£335k£393k£620k
Flats£137k£186k£253k£410k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across GL52

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
GL52 2£4,434£3,551
GL52 3£4,615£3,522
GL52 5£3,744£2,793
GL52 6£4,732£3,377
GL52 7£4,235£3,438
GL52 8£4,310£3,191
GL52 9£4,556—

Schools near GL52

Best state primary within 2 kmDunalley Primary School70% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmBalcarras School79.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%8 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about GL52

Is GL52 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Cheltenham; prices in Cheltenham are up 0.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (70% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79.9% against 43.8%); 455 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in GL52?

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL52 sold for £385,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £320,070 and £466,548.

Is GL52 expensive for Cheltenham?

A 3-bedroom house in GL52 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Cheltenham (£381,000).

How many homes sell in GL52 each year?

455 homes sold in the last year and 3,039 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near GL52?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Dunalley Primary School, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near GL52?

For a 3-bedroom house, GL51 (£321k, 4 km), GL3 (£316k, 10 km), GL20 (£312k, 10 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.