Cheltenham Local Information
Practical local information for Cheltenham: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Cheltenham Bin Collection Days: Christmas 2026 Dates Set
Bank holidays push Cheltenham bins a day later, but Christmas moves them earlier. The council has already published the December dates. Garden waste costs £60.
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Parking in Cheltenham: 100 Free Bays Near the Station
About 100 free long-stay bays sit minutes from Cheltenham Spa, if you register a £0.00 stay first. Plus every council car park tariff, from 30p an hour upwards.
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Cheltenham Council Tax Bands: Band D Now £2,356.15
Band D in most of Cheltenham is £2,356.15 for 2026/27, up 4.88%. Every charge from A to H for all six parts of the borough, and why Leckhampton rose the most.
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Cheltenham house prices: £330,000 median, area by area
The middle Cheltenham home sold for £330,000 in the year to June 2026. Median sold prices for all 18 postcode sectors, straight from Land Registry records.
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Cheltenham to London: 1h56 direct, £13,576 a year
Direct GWR trains reach Paddington in 1h56 for £40.50 booked ahead, but the annual season ticket is £13,576 and there is no direct train in the 8am hour.
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Cheltenham Roadworks This Week: Alstone Lane, M5 J10 slips
Alstone Lane level crossing shuts 3 to 5 October with no emergency access, and M5 J10 slips close on the nights of 5 and 6 October. Every dated closure.
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Things to do in Cheltenham: 13 days out, 6 free
The Wilson museum and Pittville Park cost nothing, Holst Victorian House is £10 and Sudeley Castle £21. Thirteen Cheltenham days out, prices checked this week.
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Cheltenham planning: 821 homes a year, 2.69 years' land
Cheltenham needs 821 homes a year and can show 2.69 years of land against a five-year test. Where that leaves objectors, and the two sites meant to fix it.
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Gloucestershire Term Dates 2026/27 and Cheltenham's Own
Gloucestershire's October half term is 26 to 30 October and Christmas starts 18 December. Pate's, Dean Close and the Cheltenham colleges keep their own dates.
Travel
Cheltenham Christmas Trains and Buses: Dates So Far
Birmingham New Street has major works from 24 to 28 December, no trains run on Christmas Day, and Boxing Day is Monday 28th. What we know so far for Cheltenham.