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GL54 local market report Cheltenham

Every figure on this page comes from the public record: 14,908 sales registered with HM Land Registry in GL54 (Cheltenham) since 1995, each one a completed purchase at a real price, plus current rental figures from the ONS. Nothing here is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.

Sales data to May 2026. Rents: ONS, May 2026. Regenerated with every monthly data refresh.

GL54 is the postcode district covering Aldsworth, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water in Cheltenham. Districts are a practical way to slice a market: small enough to mean something locally, big enough to have a steady flow of sales to measure.

Where GL54 sits

Click the map to open GL54 on the live map, with every sale plotted at its address. The average pricing view shades the whole country the same way.

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£406,200median sold price, 2026
-6%five-year change (cash)
352sales in the last 12 months
3.7%gross rental yield (est.)

What a home in GL54 sells for

The 2026 median in GL54 is £406,200, from 86 registered sales; the mean, £643,100, sits well above it, the signature of a heavy top tail: a handful of expensive sales lifting the average.

For scale: the England and Wales median is £274,000, so GL54 trades 48% above the country as a whole.

The price of a typical GL54 home, 1995 to 2026

The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£250k£500k£750k£1.00M1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £86,800 at the time · £184,283 in today's money · 358 sales1996: £90,000 at the time · £185,373 in today's money · 455 sales1997: £90,000 at the time · £180,261 in today's money · 589 sales1998: £110,000 at the time · £216,857 in today's money · 502 sales1999: £125,200 at the time · £243,690 in today's money · 560 sales2000: £145,000 at the time · £277,917 in today's money · 458 sales2001: £155,000 at the time · £291,020 in today's money · 500 sales2002: £183,000 at the time · £336,272 in today's money · 500 sales2003: £235,000 at the time · £422,816 in today's money · 468 sales2004: £262,000 at the time · £464,730 in today's money · 457 sales2005: £250,000 at the time · £434,509 in today's money · 431 sales2006: £270,000 at the time · £457,740 in today's money · 479 sales2007: £310,000 at the time · £513,565 in today's money · 490 sales2008: £271,500 at the time · £434,652 in today's money · 288 sales2009: £262,500 at the time · £412,116 in today's money · 350 sales2010: £310,000 at the time · £474,806 in today's money · 374 sales2011: £315,000 at the time · £464,423 in today's money · 344 sales2012: £280,000 at the time · £402,500 in today's money · 306 sales2013: £290,500 at the time · £408,238 in today's money · 424 sales2014: £331,700 at the time · £459,584 in today's money · 508 sales2015: £320,000 at the time · £441,600 in today's money · 624 sales2016: £350,000 at the time · £478,218 in today's money · 642 sales2017: £347,500 at the time · £462,886 in today's money · 663 sales2018: £369,000 at the time · £480,396 in today's money · 571 sales2019: £410,000 at the time · £524,861 in today's money · 499 sales2020: £409,000 at the time · £518,292 in today's money · 465 sales2021: £431,800 at the time · £533,946 in today's money · 700 sales2022: £473,000 at the time · £541,693 in today's money · 506 sales2023: £450,000 at the time · £482,893 in today's money · 455 sales2024: £450,000 at the time · £467,269 in today's money · 405 sales2025: £485,000 at the time · £485,000 in today's money · 451 sales2026: £406,200 at the time · £406,200 in today's money · 86 sales
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YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£406,200£406,20086
2025£485,000£485,000451
2024£450,000£467,269405
2023£450,000£482,893455
2022£473,000£541,693506
2021£431,800£533,946700
2020£409,000£518,292465
2019£410,000£524,861499
2018£369,000£480,396571
2017£347,500£462,886663
2016£350,000£478,218642
2015£320,000£441,600624
2014£331,700£459,584508
2013£290,500£408,238424
2012£280,000£402,500306
2011£315,000£464,423344
2010£310,000£474,806374
2009£262,500£412,116350
2008£271,500£434,652288
2007£310,000£513,565490
2006£270,000£457,740479
2005£250,000£434,509431
2004£262,000£464,730457
2003£235,000£422,816468
2002£183,000£336,272500
2001£155,000£291,020500
2000£145,000£277,917458
1999£125,200£243,690560
1998£110,000£216,857502
1997£90,000£180,261589
1996£90,000£185,373455
1995£86,800£184,283358

In cash terms the typical GL54 home went from £86,800 in 1995 to £406,200 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Even after inflation that is a real rise of about 120%: homes here genuinely became dearer, not just more expensive on paper. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2022; the current median sits about 25% below that. Someone who bought at the 2022 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the GL54 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -50% 0% 1996 · +3.7% on the year before1997 · +0.0% on the year before1998 · +22.2% on the year before1999 · +13.8% on the year before2000 · +15.8% on the year before2001 · +6.9% on the year before2002 · +18.1% on the year before2003 · +28.4% on the year before2004 · +11.5% on the year before2005 · −4.6% on the year before2006 · +8.0% on the year before2007 · +14.8% on the year before2008 · −12.4% on the year before2009 · −3.3% on the year before2010 · +18.1% on the year before2011 · +1.6% on the year before2012 · −11.1% on the year before2013 · +3.8% on the year before2014 · +14.2% on the year before2015 · −3.5% on the year before2016 · +9.4% on the year before2017 · −0.7% on the year before2018 · +6.2% on the year before2019 · +11.1% on the year before2020 · −0.2% on the year before2021 · +5.6% on the year before2022 · +9.5% on the year before2023 · −4.9% on the year before2024 · +0.0% on the year before2025 · +7.8% on the year before2026 · −16.2% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2003 (+28.4% on the year before); the weakest, 2026 (−16.2%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

Annualised returns

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)−16.2%−16.2%
5 years (since 2021)−1.2%−5.3%
10 years (since 2016)+1.5%−1.6%
20 years (since 2006)+2.1%−0.6%

Compound annual growth of the median sold price; the real column deflates by ONS CPIH. Annualised figures smooth the cycle (the chart above shows the cycle), and past growth is a record, not a forecast.

Transaction volumes

How many homes change hands

Recorded sales per year. The dip after 2008 is the financial crisis; the last bar is still filling in as recent sales get registered.

5001,000 1995: 358 sales1996: 455 sales1997: 589 sales1998: 502 sales1999: 560 sales2000: 458 sales2001: 500 sales2002: 500 sales2003: 468 sales2004: 457 sales2005: 431 sales2006: 479 sales2007: 490 sales2008: 288 sales2009: 350 sales2010: 374 sales2011: 344 sales2012: 306 sales2013: 424 sales2014: 508 sales2015: 624 sales2016: 642 sales2017: 663 sales2018: 571 sales2019: 499 sales2020: 465 sales2021: 700 sales2022: 506 sales2023: 455 sales2024: 405 sales2025: 451 sales2026: 86 sales1995200020052010201520202026

The last five years, month by month

Monthly registrations. The sawtooth is seasonal; the register runs weeks behind completions at the right-hand edge.

100200 June 2021 · 115 sales registeredJuly 2021 · 64 sales registeredAugust 2021 · 33 sales registeredSeptember 2021 · 63 sales registeredOctober 2021 · 26 sales registeredNovember 2021 · 42 sales registeredDecember 2021 · 43 sales registeredJanuary 2022 · 36 sales registeredFebruary 2022 · 43 sales registeredMarch 2022 · 42 sales registeredApril 2022 · 39 sales registeredMay 2022 · 28 sales registeredJune 2022 · 63 sales registeredJuly 2022 · 41 sales registeredAugust 2022 · 40 sales registeredSeptember 2022 · 44 sales registeredOctober 2022 · 47 sales registeredNovember 2022 · 52 sales registeredDecember 2022 · 31 sales registeredJanuary 2023 · 36 sales registeredFebruary 2023 · 36 sales registeredMarch 2023 · 32 sales registeredApril 2023 · 29 sales registeredMay 2023 · 33 sales registeredJune 2023 · 47 sales registeredJuly 2023 · 32 sales registeredAugust 2023 · 42 sales registeredSeptember 2023 · 37 sales registeredOctober 2023 · 44 sales registeredNovember 2023 · 42 sales registeredDecember 2023 · 45 sales registeredJanuary 2024 · 22 sales registeredFebruary 2024 · 22 sales registeredMarch 2024 · 33 sales registeredApril 2024 · 25 sales registeredMay 2024 · 39 sales registeredJune 2024 · 28 sales registeredJuly 2024 · 39 sales registeredAugust 2024 · 46 sales registeredSeptember 2024 · 47 sales registeredOctober 2024 · 37 sales registeredNovember 2024 · 29 sales registeredDecember 2024 · 38 sales registeredJanuary 2025 · 31 sales registeredFebruary 2025 · 29 sales registeredMarch 2025 · 69 sales registeredApril 2025 · 24 sales registeredMay 2025 · 32 sales registeredJune 2025 · 35 sales registeredJuly 2025 · 37 sales registeredAugust 2025 · 42 sales registeredSeptember 2025 · 44 sales registeredOctober 2025 · 40 sales registeredNovember 2025 · 41 sales registeredDecember 2025 · 27 sales registeredJanuary 2026 · 20 sales registeredFebruary 2026 · 20 sales registeredMarch 2026 · 17 sales registeredApril 2026 · 20 sales registeredMay 2026 · 9 sales registered

GL54 recorded 352 sales in the last twelve months of data. Turnover has held fairly steady across the cycle: about 381 sales a year recently, against 473 a year before 2008. Volume matters as much as price: when few homes change hands, the median gets jumpy and a single street can move the figure. The most recent year is always still filling in, because sales appear in the Land Registry weeks or months after completion.

What homes rent for around GL54

GL54 falls under Cotswold, where the ONS puts the average private rent at £1,255 a month (May 2026 figures). A one-bed averages £871 a month here and a four-or-more-bed £2,044, so size does most of the work in setting the rent.

Average monthly rent by size, Cotswold

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £871 a month£8711 bed2 bed: £1,108 a month£1,1082 bed3 bed: £1,346 a month£1,3463 bed4+ bed: £2,044 a month£2,0444+ bed

Set against the £406,200 median sold price, £1,255 a month is £15,060 a year, a gross yield of 3.7%: gross, before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax, so a ceiling rather than a promise. Rents are published at local-authority level, so nearby districts in the same authority share these figures.

Will GL54 prices rise from here?

Nobody can tell you that, and this page will not pretend to. What the record shows: the median is down 6% over five years in cash but down 24% after inflation. If you are weighing a purchase, read the volume chart alongside the price one, and remember that every figure here is a completed sale, lagged by the weeks it takes the Land Registry to register it.

Ladders and snakes: five-year risers and fallers

GL54 ranks 25 of 27 in the GL area on five-year growth. The gap between the top and bottom of this chart is the difference between buying well and buying badly in the same city.

Five-year change in the median, GL area districts

The biggest risers and fallers in cash terms; every row links to that district's report.

GL55GL55 · +19% over five years · median £580,000+19%GL11GL11 · +15% over five years · median £345,000+15%GL13GL13 · +15% over five years · median £321,200+15%GL4GL4 · +14% over five years · median £260,000+14%GL9GL9 · +12% over five years · median £470,000+12%GL50GL50 · −5% over five years · median £270,000−5%GL16GL16 · −5% over five years · median £250,000−5%GL54GL54 · −6% over five years · median £406,200−6%GL19GL19 · −12% over five years · median £352,500−12%GL6GL6 · −18% over five years · median £350,000−18%

Inside GL54, street group by street group

Postcode sectors are the next slice down, each a group of streets. Prices can differ sharply between two sectors a few minutes' walk apart.

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
GL54 1£442,20012
GL54 2£385,00030
GL54 3£392,80014
GL54 4£542,5008
GL54 5£395,00022

How GL54 compares nearby

Same city, different markets. The neighbouring districts of the GL area, dearest first:

DistrictMedian5-year
GL55£580,000+19%
GL53£497,500+11%
GL9£470,000+12%
GL7£419,000+9%
GL54 (this report)£406,200-6%
GL8£395,000+2%
GL56£395,000+5%
GL12£365,000+3%
GL19£352,500-12%
GL6£350,000-18%
GL11£345,000+15%
GL52£325,000+4%
GL13£321,200+15%
GL10£319,200+3%
GL5£300,000+10%
GL51£295,000+11%
GL3£290,000+7%
GL2£285,500+9%
GL18£285,000-3%
GL20£280,000+7%
GL50£270,000-5%
GL17£265,000+6%
GL4£260,000+14%
GL15£259,000+2%

Dig further

See every individual GL54 sale on the live map, mapped to the exact address, or the quick-reference GL54 price page. The report tool writes a custom answer to a specific question, and the mortgage and rent calculator on any sale runs the numbers on a real purchase.

How this page is made: the statistics are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to address level; inflation adjustment uses the ONS CPIH index; rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents at local-authority level. Medians of recorded sales, not valuations. Nothing on this page is financial advice.