The Reddings
Suburb · 1,107 residents
78Very good
Very good · better than 9 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 34 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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- Road noise reaches 70% of the area
- Health scores 23, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around The Reddings
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is The Reddings a good place to live?
The Reddings scores 78/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (92).
It scores lowest on health (23).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for The Reddings in South West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of The Reddings
Detached houses on quiet closes, hedges trimmed, cars on the drive rather than the street — The Reddings has the settled, unhurried look of a place people move to rather than through. The median age sits close to fifty, well above the national average, and you feel it in the pace: this is Cheltenham's edge dressed for retirement and established family life rather than a first flat.
The property market here tells its own story before you even reach for a spreadsheet: detached homes dominate the sales, freehold is the default tenure, and there's essentially no new build to speak of. A "For Sale" board on one of these streets is announcing continuity, not change — locally, detached houses fetch around £592,500 against a national figure closer to £420,000, and the overall median of £520,000 sits comfortably above both the Cheltenham parent figure and the national one. Prices have drifted up gently over the past year rather than surged, and the longer-term trend reads as flat rather than volatile, which suits the kind of buyer who wants predictability over a quick flip. On the school side the area's own rating sits a touch above the national average, useful if you're weighing this against nearby options, though this is more a place families settle into than one built around the school run.
Green space is scarce in absolute terms — three small pockets rather than a park you'd plan a weekend around — but the compensations lie elsewhere: nineteen local transport stops keep you connected without a station dominating the scene, and full fibre reaches the large majority of homes, so working from one of these detached houses is a realistic, well-supported option. Crime is where The Reddings quietly earns its reputation: the overall safety grade is the strongest in the profile, and the trend is improving, even though violence and anti-social behaviour make up the bulk of the (already low) incident count, with shoplifting close behind — likely tied to nearby retail rather than anything residential. It's a rare case of a place scoring top marks on safety while sitting only solidly, not spectacularly, on the softer everyday grades like health and nightlife.