Detached
£749,593
81% above the Cheltenham average
15.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Cheltenham? £413,540
The average house price in Cheltenham is £413,540, based on 1,738 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 3.8% (£15,101) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +3.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,738
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Cheltenham?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£425,751
3% above the Cheltenham average
29.0% of sales
Terraced
£367,696
11% below the Cheltenham average
28.7% of sales
Flats
£247,763
40% below the Cheltenham average
26.4% of sales
Are house prices in Cheltenham going up or down?
House prices in Cheltenham are rising: up 3.8% (£15,101) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 45.6% (£129,561).
Past 12 months
+3.8%
+£15,101From £398,439 to £413,540
£417,345£398,439
Past 10 years
+45.6%
+£129,561From £283,979 to £413,540
£413,540£283,979
Quick answers for Cheltenham
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£466,529
Highest average, reached in November 2025
How many homes sold?
1,738
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
29.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
28.8% of sales
How many people live in Cheltenham?
118,827
6,598 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Cheltenham?
52,944
2,940 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Cheltenham?
24 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
6.0% of the area · 32 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Charlton Kings
£644,652
Least expensive
Swindon
£316,978
How does Cheltenham rank?
2nd most expensive area of Gloucestershire.
Compared with 6 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cheltenham?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cheltenham, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Cheltenham compare with nearby areas?
Cheltenham compared with the 5 nearest other areas in Gloucestershire.
Cheltenham vs Tewkesbury
- Cheltenham
- £413,540
- Tewkesbury
- £362,997−£50,543
Open comparison
Cheltenham vs Cotswold
- Cheltenham
- £413,540
- Cotswold
- £559,053+£145,513
Open comparison
Cheltenham vs Gloucester
- Cheltenham
- £413,540
- Gloucester
- £261,832−£151,708
Open comparison
Cheltenham vs Stroud
- Cheltenham
- £413,540
- Stroud
- £390,212−£23,328
Open comparison
Cheltenham vs Forest of Dean
- Cheltenham
- £413,540
- Forest of Dean
- £307,679−£105,861
Open comparison
Which areas of Cheltenham are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 5 areas of Cheltenham, most expensive first.
- 1
£644,652
Change over one year: +1.4%
- 2
£500,840
Change over one year: +2.5%
- 3
£459,717
Change over one year: +0.1%
- 4
£383,242
Change over one year: +8.7%
- 5
£316,978
Change over one year: +28.8%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:22 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Cheltenham dataset covers 5,741 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.