Retirement living in Cheltenham

2 developments

AskBart lists 2 retirement developments in and around Cheltenham, run by 2 operators. 2 offer homes to buy, and 1 to rent. The average home in Cheltenham sold for £325,399 (HM Land Registry, June 2026).

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Cheltenham

Retirement living (2)

2 developments found

Cheltenham in numbers

Retirement developments listed2
Operators2 (largest: Churchill Living, 1; McCarthy Stone Resales, 1)
With homes to buy2
With homes to rent1
Average sold price, Cheltenham (HM Land Registry, June 2026)£325,399

Figures are for the homes listed on this page.

House prices in Cheltenham

The average house price in Cheltenham is £325,399, based on HM Land Registry data. The graph shows sold-price trends by property type over the last 30 years.

Average price by property type

All property types
£325,399
Detached
£629,007
Semi-detached
£397,524
Terraced
£323,968
Flats & maisonettes
£203,649

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, to Jun 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are area averages for the wider local authority, not retirement properties specifically.

Cheltenham: health, services and environment

Official open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre. Updated October 2026.

People aged 85+
+50.3%
Projected change in Cheltenham, 2025 to 2035 (3,960 to 5,952). England: +46.2%.
People aged 65+
+21.6%
Projected change in Cheltenham, 2025 to 2035 (24,639 to 29,956). England: +20.3%.
Pharmacies within 1 mile
13
Nearest: Badham Pharmacy (0.1 miles).
NHS dental practices within 3 miles
31
This doesn’t show whether they’re taking new NHS patients.
Superfast broadband
99.6%
of premises within a mile of the centre; 92.4% can get gigabit (England: 88.4%). Useful for video calls with family.
Air quality (NO₂)
8.6 µg/m³
Modelled background level for the town centre, 2026. England average 5.6; WHO guideline 10; legal limit 40.
Air quality (PM2.5)
7.1 µg/m³
Modelled background level, 2026. England average 5.8; WHO guideline 5; legal limit 20 (2040 target 10).
Deprivation ranking
1–10 out of 10
Where the 52 neighbourhoods around the centre rank in England, in tenths (10 = least deprived). 17 are in the least deprived tenth.

Hospices near Cheltenham

  • Sue Ryder - Leckhampton Court · 1.9 milesCQC Good (report published September 2022). CQC page
  • Kate's Home Nursing · 13.7 milesCQC Requires improvement (report published April 2022). CQC page
  • Longfield · 13.9 milesCQC Good (report published July 2024). CQC page

Hospitals near Cheltenham

Sources: ONS 2022-based subnational population projections; NHS organisation data (ODS); Ofcom Connected Nations; Defra background pollution maps; English Indices of Deprivation 2025; CQC.

Common questions

How many retirement developments are there in Cheltenham?

AskBart lists 2 retirement developments in and around Cheltenham. The largest operators are Churchill Living (1) and McCarthy Stone Resales (1).

Can I rent a retirement property in Cheltenham?

Yes: 1 of the 2 developments offer homes to rent.

What do homes sell for in Cheltenham?

The average home in Cheltenham sold for £325,399 in June 2026, according to HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Is retirement living in Cheltenham regulated by the CQC?

No. Retirement housing isn't rated by the Care Quality Commission. Where a development offers on-site personal care, that care service is registered with the regulator separately.

Weighing up your options in Cheltenham?

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