Typical 3-bedroom house£510kmost £420k–£615k
Houses per m²£5,244flats £3,460
Sold last year2181,346 in five years
Prices in Cheltenham+0.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in GL53 sold for £509,586 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £419,585 and £614,870, for about 93 m² of space. That is 34% more than the same home across Cheltenham (£381,000).
218 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £151k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GL53 8 (£5,119) and the most in GL53 9 (£5,391).
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 £2,324 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £102,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.
Questions about GL53
Is GL53 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 34% more than across Cheltenham; prices in Cheltenham are up 0.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (84% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79.9% against 43.8%); 218 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 GL53?
A typical 3-bedroom house in GL53 sold for £509,586 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £419,585 and £614,870.
Is GL53 expensive for Cheltenham?
A 3-bedroom house in GL53 costs 34% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Cheltenham (£381,000).
How many homes sell in GL53 each year?
218 homes sold in the last year and 1,346 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near GL53?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Charlton Kings Junior School, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near GL53?
For a 3-bedroom house, GL50 (£364k, 3 km), GL51 (£321k, 4 km), GL52 (£385k, 5 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.