Cheltenham Open Data Guides
Local guides to Cheltenham, backed by open data: moving here, student life, visiting, and where to stay for the Cheltenham Festival.
Local Cheltenham Guides
Whatever’s brought you to Cheltenham — moving here, studying here, visiting for a festival or just a weekend away — these guides pull together the open data you’ll actually need, from house prices and schools to where to eat and how to get around.
Moving to Cheltenham
A practical guide for anyone relocating to the town: benchmarking house prices, rents and planning applications, comparing neighbourhoods on crime and air quality, finding schools, registering with a GP, and sorting bins, recycling and other day-to-day essentials.
- Read the moving to Cheltenham guide
- Cheltenham house prices
- Average rent in Cheltenham
- Schools in Cheltenham
Student Guide to Cheltenham
Starting a course at the University of Gloucestershire? This guide covers renting and comparing areas, getting set up with a GP and bins, budget eating and going out, and where to turn if money’s tight or something goes wrong.
- Read the student guide to Cheltenham
- University of Gloucestershire campuses
- Cheltenham classifieds
- Five-star food hygiene ratings
Cheltenham Festival and Races: Where to Stay
The Cheltenham Festival is the busiest week of the year, and accommodation near the racecourse books up fast. This guide has a live-availability map and a distance-sorted table of hotels and guest houses near Prestbury Park.
Visiting Cheltenham
Planning a day out, a weekend or a festival trip? This guide covers where to stay, what to see and do, where to eat, and the practical bits — weather, parking, fuel and public holidays — that make a visit run smoothly.
- Read the visiting Cheltenham guide
- Points of interest in and around Cheltenham
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Last reviewed 12 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.