The UK Postcode Database

GL53 8LA

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in January 1980
GL53 8LA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with GL53 8LA

Croft Road - 21 properties, USRN 6700182

Croft Avenue - 1 property, USRN 6701265

Croft Drive - 1 property, USRN 6700810

Little Herbert's Road - 1 property, USRN 6700139

Horsefair Street - 1 property, USRN 6700895

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8799 / 51°52'47"N

Longitude: -2.0528 / 2°3'10"W

UTM Reference: 30U 565199 5748104

OS Easting: 396462

OS Northing: 220149

OS Grid: SO964201

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 2MK.3TS

Mapcode Global: VHB1X.C0MP

Open Location Code: 9C3VVWHW+XV

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81xv31

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25505 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for GL53 8LA on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:58
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:10
Sunrise 04:57
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:13
Sunset 21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:15
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:27
Hours of daylight today04:27 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 GL53 8LA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL53 8LA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
31 January 2024 10 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £415,000
6 December 2022 18 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £375,000
15 December 2021 16 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £437,500
17 November 2020 24 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
20 March 2020 26 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £370,000
22 February 2019 14 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £450,000
16 December 2016 16 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
11 October 2007 34 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
13 June 2007 4 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £249,950
9 February 2007 22 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
30 June 2006 8 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
2 August 2005 10 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
19 November 2004 28 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
21 July 2004 16 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
2 April 2004 6 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
27 September 2001 22 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,500
2 June 2000 10 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
17 April 2000 18 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £89,500
26 March 1999 28 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £99,950
4 September 1998 20 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
17 April 1998 38 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £82,000
17 October 1997 26 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £57,500
23 May 1997 28 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £59,000
4 April 1997 28 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £43,500
19 December 1996 8 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £69,950
11 August 1995 24 Croft Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8LA Semi-detached Freehold £60,000

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 GL53 8LA

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Cheltenham

MP

Max Wilkinson Liberal Democrat

Cheltenham Borough Council
District council ward

Charlton Kings

Councillors

Angie Boyes Liberal Democrats

Hannah Healy Liberal Democrats

GL53 8LA also falls within the Civil Parish of Charlton Kings, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for GL53 8LA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00112360 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01022110 Cheltenham 012E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004611 Cheltenham 012 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012753 Charlton Kings Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2018 DLUHC
E05015707 Charlton Kings 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
E33049707 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
E54000043 Gloucestershire Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2016 NHS
E56000033 Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E58001989 Battledown & Charlton Kings 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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