GL51 8BE

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in January 1980

GL51 8BE	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with GL51 8BE

Dorset Avenue - 26 properties, USRN 6700966

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9029 / 51°54'10"N

Longitude: -2.1026 / 2°6'9"W

UTM Reference: 30U 561736 5750617

OS Easting: 393034

OS Northing: 222708

OS Grid: SO930227

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 2M3.P70

Mapcode Global: VH947.HFSL

Open Location Code: 9C3VWV3W+5W

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81wv76

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 10448 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for GL51 8BE on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:57
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:10
Sunrise	04:57
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:13
Sunset	21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:16
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:28

Hours of daylight today	04:27 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:58 to 04:28
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	11:13
Moon Rises	23:00

For a full sun and moon calendar for GL51 8BE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL51 8BE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
29 July 2022	34 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
27 May 2022	42 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,000
7 January 2020	24 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£161,001
7 November 2018	18 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
29 August 2018	42 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
19 April 2018	44 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
22 September 2017	22 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
10 April 2017	38 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
4 March 2016	46 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
12 February 2016	28 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£168,000
9 October 2015	44 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,000
27 February 2015	40 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
12 September 2014	18 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£151,500
30 August 2013	44 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£157,000
3 May 2013	30 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£148,500
27 October 2008	38 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
24 September 2007	28 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
28 March 2007	38 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£135,500
20 September 2006	26 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£132,500
8 September 2006	2 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£145,950
24 March 2006	48 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£123,000
23 February 2006	2 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£125,500
4 November 2005	30 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£129,000
6 December 2004	32 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£112,995
9 August 2002	36 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
26 July 2002	30 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£83,950
23 January 2002	18 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Detached	Freehold	£83,600
4 September 2000	46 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£35,475
28 April 2000	16 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£59,999
16 March 1999	32 Dorset Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8BE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£50,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for GL51 8BE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Cheltenham

MP

Max Wilkinson Liberal Democrat

Cheltenham Borough Council

District council ward

St Mark's

Councillors

Richard Pineger Liberal Democrats

Sandra Holliday Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for GL51 8BE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00112561		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01022149	Cheltenham 007B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004606	Cheltenham 007	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05015718	St Mark's	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2024	DLUHC
E07000078	Cheltenham	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000013	Gloucestershire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000009	South West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001161	Cheltenham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000037	Gloucestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000189	Cheltenham	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33049671		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000011	Gloucestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	18 May 2011	BEIS
E38000062	NHS Gloucestershire CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000006	South West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E43000255	Cheltenham, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 April 2018	ONS
E54000043	Gloucestershire	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000033	Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E58002031	St Mark's & St Peter's ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63011286	Cheltenham	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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