GL50
Outer Postcode Area • 1,643 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for GL50
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for GL50. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
- Fastest broadband available
- Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
- Ofcom
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés137
- Takeaways29
- Pubs and bars35
- Food shops and supermarkets59
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- None recorded
- Tree preservation zone
- Not published
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Inside the Central Conservation Area conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
- 6 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II IVANHOE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 44m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 1,643 constituent postcodes
1643 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 26 Oct 2026, 05:02.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in GL50.
Is GL50 a good place to live?
GL50 in Cheltenham scores 74.1/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in GL50?
The GL50 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Cheltenham, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near GL50?
The GL50 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is GL50?
The GL50 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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