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The Park & Warden Hill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the The Park & Warden Hill neighbourhood of Cheltenham, England (ONS area Cheltenham 011). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes GL50, GL51, GL53. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near GL50 2UL.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Cheltenham

The Park & Warden Hill is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cheltenham (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £512,500 and flats for £235,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Cheltenham Spa, is about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£512,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£235,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 9 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£56,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where The Park & Warden Hill sits in Cheltenham

  • Typical house price: 3rd highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Cheltenham
  • Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Cheltenham with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 7th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Cheltenham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in The Park & Warden Hill

House prices: The Park & Warden Hill against Cheltenham: This neighbourhood £73k (1995) to £471k (2026); Cheltenham £59k (1995) to £375k (2026).£118k£461k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£471kCheltenham£375k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cheltenham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: The Park & Warden Hill against Cheltenham: This neighbourhood £42k (1995) to £218k (2026); Cheltenham £40k (1995) to £188k (2026).£65k£212k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£218kCheltenham£188k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Cheltenham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheltenham, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Premium home works

Falling behind the borough

  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Cheltenham Spa Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 9.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Cardiff Central (67 to 75 min); CrossCountry and Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (38 to 47 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St James' Church of England Primary School 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about The Park & Warden Hill

What is the typical house price in The Park & Warden Hill?

£512,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does The Park & Warden Hill compare with the rest of Cheltenham?

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Cheltenham. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Cheltenham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in Cheltenham.

Is The Park & Warden Hill an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is The Park & Warden Hill gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to The Park & Warden Hill?

Cheltenham Spa. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 9.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Cardiff Central (67 to 75 min); CrossCountry and Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads (38 to 47 min).

Which state schools are nearest to The Park & Warden Hill?

Nearest state primary school. St James' Church of England Primary School. 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre. 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.