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GL52 5HD · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

GL52 5HD

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
54/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 5,117 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around GL52 5HD.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools41/100
7Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

15 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 26 schools in total

Oakwood Primary SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.1 miPrestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior SchoolGood · 0.2 miSt Mary's Church of England Infant SchoolGood · 0.2 miLift Crescent ViewGood · 0.3 miBattledown SchoolGood · 0.6 miBerkhampstead School0.6 mi

Nearest top-rated: Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School (Good) — 0.2 mi

Safety72/100
0crimes last month

IMD crime decile 5/10 · no crimes in 400m last month

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare70/100
25GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 24 GP, 1 hospital, 15 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: BERKELEY PLACE SURGERY — 0.3 mi

Transport64/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 39 bus stops nearby

Green space80/100
17green spaces

IMD environment decile 7/10 · 37.8 ha total — largest park 19.8 ha (0.25 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities88/100
22supermarkets

22 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Sainsburys, Marks and Spencer, Tesco… — nearest 0.5 mi — library 0.3 mi

Nearest: Morrisons Daily Cheltenham Prestbury Road — 0.5 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near GL52 5HD.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
8.3µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices

Sold prices in GL52.

Average sold price by property type across the GL52 district, 2021–2026 — 5,271 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k£800k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£731k▲ 26.7%
Semi-detached£407k▲ 15.8%
Terraced£348k▲ 9.4%
Flat£192k▼ 3.5%

District-level averages (GL52) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About GL52 5HD

GL52 5HD scores 54/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Morrisons Daily Cheltenham Prestbury Road about 9 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its schools score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, GL52 5HD is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 5,117 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 7/10).

There are 26 schools within the typical catchment area, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 13 rated Good. The nearest school is Oakwood Primary School (Ofsted: Requires Improvement), within a short walk.

No crimes were reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, consistent with a very low local crime profile.

Healthcare access is good, with 24 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 15 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is BERKELEY PLACE SURGERY, about 5 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL, 1.4 mi away. A pharmacy is about 5 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near GL52 5HD. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 39 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 17 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 37.8 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (200 m²), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a AONB (about 10 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 22 supermarkets in the wider area, including Morrisons, Sainsburys, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and others. The nearest is Morrisons Daily Cheltenham Prestbury Road, about 9 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 6 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore GL52 5HD on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.