GL51 8BB
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Property report — GL51 8BB
Open-data due diligence for GL51 8BB and the area around it.
GL51 8BB in brief: 3 recorded sales (£105,000–£148,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for GL51 8BB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the GL51 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£407,661
Population
12,018
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in GL51 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-22 | £148,000 | 32 SOMERSET AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2005-02-04 | £125,000 | 28 SOMERSET AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2002-04-24 | £105,000 | 36 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
3 recorded sales on GL51 8BB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowanfield Junior School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Rowanfield Infant School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gloucester Road Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Hesters Way Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Pate's Grammar School | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: UNDERWOOD SURGERY (0.6 mi) · WEST CHELTENHAM MEDICAL (0.6 mi) · OVERTON PARK SURGERY (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.5 mi) · CHARLTON LANE HOSPITAL (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 52, 54 AND 58, ALSTON LANE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · VINE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · LAMP POST AT ROUNDABOUT OF LANSDOWN STATION (STATION NOT INCLUDED) (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY CORONATION SQUARE (0.5 mi) · ST MARKS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Cheltenham Spa (0.5 mi) · Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway) (2.0 mi) · Gotherington (Gloucs Warwicks Railway) (5.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.7 mi) · M&S Food (0.7 mi) · Waitrose (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 5,368
Owned 52% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 25%
Census 2021 (ONS), for GL51 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in GL51 8 (May 24–Jan 26, average 53/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for GL51 8BB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictGL51 | SectorGL51 8 | PostcodeGL51 8BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £351,801 | £407,661 | £126,000 |
| Population | 68,934 | 12,018 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 2 | — | — |
| Schools | 22 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (GL51 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.