Is Tensing Road in Cheltenham a nice place to live?

Tensing Road is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Tensing Road is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Tensing Road is located in the Charlton Park ward of the Cheltenham district in Gloucestershire.
Coordinates 51.875928, -2.070796
Grid Ref SO952197
Suburb Naunton
Constituency Cheltenham
Postcodes GL53 9LD, GL53 9LX

House Prices

The average house price in Tensing Road is 7.88% higher than the rest of Cheltenham. The last sale we have on record is 7 Tensing Road, that sold for £625,000. The average house price in Cheltenham is £379,265 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Tensing Road

Date No. Type Price
15/07/2022 7 Detached £625,000
07/06/2022 12 Semi £350,500
24/03/2022 12 Semi £283,000
29/06/2021 11 Detached £400,000
14/05/2021 27 Detached £400,000
25/03/2021 29 Detached £366,000
18/12/2020 14 Semi £320,000
26/11/2020 4 Semi £344,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Tensing Road, Gloucestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Gloucestershire Police in Tensing Road during July 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Tensing Road and compared that to the average for the Charlton Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Tensing Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Charlton Park ward

Social economic statistics for Tensing Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Tensing Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Tensing Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Tensing Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Tensing Road are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Tensing Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Tensing Road are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Tensing Road are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Tensing Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Tensing Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Tensing Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Tensing Road.

Unemployment in Tensing Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0% of Tensing Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tensing Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Tensing Road. The proportion of retirees on Tensing Road is 26.26% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
44.86% of Tensing Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Tensing Road

The proportion of home owners on Tensing Road is 26.19% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.81% of properties in Tensing Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
88.19% of residents of Tensing Road own their home

Country of Birth of Tensing Road residents

The proportion if Tensing Road residents born in the UK is 9.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.82% of Tensing Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.18% of Tensing Road residents were born in the UK

Tensing Road Summary

With house prices in Tensing Road more than the average for Gloucestershire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Tensing Road is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Tensing Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Tensing Road maybe difficult.

Tensing Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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