United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Cheltenham
Non-metropolitan district · South West, England · population ~116k · 39 state-funded schools
Strong earnings potential meets a high cost of living in Cheltenham. Residents benefit from weekly pay of £817.50, which sits above the South West median, but this is offset by a median house price that reaches 7.5 times annual gross pay. Renting is equally demanding, claiming 34.8% of median gross earnings each month. While the financial barrier to entry is significant, the local environment performs well on social indicators, with 95.5% of pupils attending Good or Outstanding schools and a deprivation score lower than the regional median. However, recorded crime at 79.2 per 1,000 residents remains a notable pressure point. This location suits professionals who can leverage the local wage premium to navigate a competitive housing market.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Cheltenham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,510/yr
High
Better than 70% of UK LAs
House price
£320,000
Expensive
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,233/mo
Expensive
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,370/yr
Cheap
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Crime
79.2/1k
Mid
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.3
Low
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Schools
97.4%
Very strong
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
41 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
38 of 39 (97.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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39 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 39 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Cheltenham →Places with similar signatures
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.