Deprivation in Cheltenham: Indices of Deprivation 2025
How every neighbourhood and ward in Cheltenham ranks on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: income, employment, education, health, crime, housing and living environment.
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- 234th of 296 districts (1 = most deprived)
Deprivation in Cheltenham
Cheltenham is one of the less deprived places in England. On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, it ranks 234th of 296 local authority districts, where 1 is the most deprived, and 41 of its 77 neighbourhoods are among the least deprived 20% in the country.
That average hides real differences within the town: 5 Cheltenham neighbourhoods are in the most deprived 20% in England, concentrated in the west and north of the town, a short distance from neighbourhoods that are among the least deprived anywhere. The map and tables below show where, and which kinds of deprivation, from income and employment to health, crime and housing, drive the difference.
The indices are the government’s official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. They sit alongside our pages on employment rates, earnings and the local economy under All About Cheltenham, and each ward page now shows how its own neighbourhoods rank.
Cheltenham at a Glance
Rank among districts in England
234 of 296 1 is the most deprivedNeighbourhoods in most deprived 20%
5 of 77 2 in the most deprived 10%Neighbourhoods in least deprived 20%
41 of 77 30 in the least deprived 10%Map of Deprivation in Cheltenham
Wards Ranked by Deprivation
Each ward's score is the average of its neighbourhoods' scores, weighted by how many people live in each. A higher score means more deprived. The deciles show the range across the ward's neighbourhoods, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
| Rank | Ward | Score | Most Deprived Decile | Least Deprived Decile | Neighbourhoods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakley | 29.6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | St Mark's | 29.0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | St Paul's | 28.4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Hesters Way | 28.4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Springbank | 20.5 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | St Peter's | 17.5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Swindon Village | 14.9 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | Lansdown | 13.9 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | All Saints | 10.8 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Pittville | 8.4 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Up Hatherley | 8.2 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | College | 7.9 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | Park | 5.5 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | Battledown | 5.0 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 15 | Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green | 4.8 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 16 | Charlton Kings | 4.0 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Prestbury | 3.2 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | Warden Hill | 2.9 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 19 | Leckhampton | 2.5 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 20 | Charlton Park | 1.9 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Every Neighbourhood (77)
National rank is out of 33,755 neighbourhoods in England, where 1 is the most deprived. The other columns are deciles for each kind of deprivation: 1 is the most deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
| Neighbourhood | Ward | National Rank | Overall | Income | Employment | Education | Health | Crime | Housing | Living Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 005C | St Mark's | 1,561 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Cheltenham 004C | St Paul's | 2,298 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 003A | Hesters Way | 3,715 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 005A | Hesters Way | 4,983 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 001B | Swindon Village | 6,141 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Cheltenham 006C | Oakley | 6,820 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 005B | Hesters Way | 7,081 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 006A | Oakley | 7,421 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 005D | St Peter's | 7,731 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 006B | Oakley | 7,909 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 004D | St Paul's | 8,485 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Cheltenham 003B | Springbank | 9,462 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 007B | St Mark's | 11,842 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 006D | Oakley | 12,329 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 005E | Springbank | 12,799 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 009D | Lansdown | 12,935 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Cheltenham 013G | Up Hatherley | 13,254 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 004B | St Paul's | 14,141 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Cheltenham 007C | St Mark's | 14,432 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Cheltenham 004E | St Paul's | 15,096 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Cheltenham 008C | All Saints | 15,971 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Cheltenham 009B | College | 16,474 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Cheltenham 007E | St Peter's | 16,503 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Cheltenham 007G | Lansdown | 17,537 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Cheltenham 008F | Pittville | 18,604 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Cheltenham 009F | Lansdown | 19,869 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Cheltenham 003C | Springbank | 19,907 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 003D | Springbank | 21,078 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 007A | St Mark's | 21,322 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Cheltenham 008E | Pittville | 21,688 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Cheltenham 009G | Lansdown | 22,008 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Cheltenham 013C | Up Hatherley | 24,114 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 001A | Swindon Village | 24,881 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 012E | Charlton Kings | 25,573 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Cheltenham 007D | St Peter's | 25,621 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 007H | St Peter's | 25,912 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 010D | Hesters Way | 27,340 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 008D | Pittville | 27,613 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 001C | Swindon Village | 27,703 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 008B | All Saints | 27,971 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Cheltenham 011C | Park | 28,373 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Cheltenham 012H | Battledown | 28,476 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 010C | Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green | 28,637 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 011B | Park | 28,746 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Cheltenham 012B | Battledown | 29,597 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| Cheltenham 004A | Pittville | 29,628 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 001D | Swindon Village | 30,153 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 009A | College | 30,401 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Cheltenham 008A | All Saints | 30,709 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Cheltenham 002B | Prestbury | 30,729 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 010B | Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green | 31,400 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 009C | College | 31,406 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Cheltenham 012I | Battledown | 31,578 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 011E | Warden Hill | 31,639 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Cheltenham 009E | Lansdown | 31,715 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Cheltenham 012F | Charlton Kings | 31,945 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 015B | Leckhampton | 32,328 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 013B | Up Hatherley | 32,493 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 010A | Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green | 32,614 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 002A | Pittville | 32,659 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 014C | Charlton Park | 32,759 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| Cheltenham 013F | Warden Hill | 32,806 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 011D | Park | 32,834 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Cheltenham 011A | Warden Hill | 32,969 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Cheltenham 015C | Leckhampton | 33,041 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Cheltenham 002C | Prestbury | 33,181 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 013A | Up Hatherley | 33,368 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 013D | Up Hatherley | 33,435 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 002D | Prestbury | 33,443 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 014B | Charlton Park | 33,493 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 014D | College | 33,524 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 012C | Battledown | 33,542 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Cheltenham 012G | Charlton Kings | 33,545 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Cheltenham 013E | Warden Hill | 33,570 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 012D | Charlton Kings | 33,697 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 014A | Charlton Park | 33,701 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Cheltenham 015A | Leckhampton | 33,705 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Data from the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated 5 October 2026. Neighbourhood boundaries from the Office for National Statistics; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Are the Indices of Deprivation?
- The government's official measure of relative deprivation in England. They rank all 33,755 small neighbourhoods from most to least deprived, combining seven kinds of deprivation: income, employment, education and skills, health and disability, crime, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
- The overall ranking, the Index of Multiple Deprivation, weights income and employment most heavily.
What Is a Neighbourhood Here?
- A lower layer super output area: a small area the Office for National Statistics draws to hold roughly 1,500 residents. Cheltenham has 77 of them, and each ward contains between three and five.
What Do the Deciles Mean?
- England's neighbourhoods are split into ten equal groups. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% in the country and decile 10 the least deprived 10%. A neighbourhood in decile 1 for crime, for example, is among the 10% of neighbourhoods in England with the highest levels of crime.
Does It Mean Everyone in a Neighbourhood Is Deprived?
- No. The indices describe an area as a whole. Plenty of people in a deprived neighbourhood are not deprived, and the reverse is true of less deprived ones.
- They're relative, too: they show which areas are more deprived than others, not by how much, and not whether an area has got better or worse in absolute terms.
How Is Cheltenham's Overall Rank Worked Out?
- Districts are ranked by the average deprivation score of their neighbourhoods, weighted by population. Cheltenham's average score of 13.0 puts it 234th of 296 districts, where 1 is the most deprived.
How Often Are the Figures Updated?
- Every four to six years. The 2025 edition was published in October 2025; the previous one was published in 2019.