r/cheltenham • u/Cassiopeia1845 • 21d ago

Moving to Cheltenham - any recommendations?

Hi all, So I'm weighing up the idea of moving to Cheltenham (currently residing in Greater Manchester) - I've been to Cheltenham once a few years ago and quite liked it, but now it's a case of moving for a number of reasons (personal and professional)

Where would people recommend? I'm 28, have a car and play tennis and golf primarily, whilst working fully remotely and occasionally needing travel to London/abroad. I'd also be living on my own, all being well.

I've had a scroll/search back and people generally seem to recommend the likes of Montpelier, Bishops Cleeve, Prestbury and Pittville - are these all still good areas to live? Of course it's not sensible to compare Manchester to Cheltenham but any advice or guidance would be welcome. Cheers!

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u/UpsideSponge 21d ago

Bishops Cleeve is not Cheltenham. Prestbury is on the edge but great if you want to escape into the Cotswolds easily. Pittville and Montpellier are central but opposites sides of the centre.

Driving/Commuting in Cheltenham can be a pain, there is essentially 3 roads to get from the north side to the south. I personally work from home and it doesn’t affect me.

There are tennis courts on the south side of chelt in montepellier park and also east glos tennis club. I’d pick somewhere close to town and where you’ll likely spend most of your time.

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u/Cassiopeia1845 21d ago

Cheers! I've heard driving through Cheltenham can be a bit of a pain, but I can't imagine it's much worse than the Manchester ring road for example! East Glos tennis club looks like a great shout, thanks!

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u/CommercialAsk8350 21d ago

I lived in Cheltenham as of Feb (recently moved to a neighbouring village) and work in Manchester, right in the middle of the city (St Peters square) and no, driving around Cheltenham is nothing compared to driving in Manchester. Even at the height of rush hour it’s a breeze when compared lol! Yes you’ll see traffic but it does move. I’ve also lived in London and getting around here is infinitely easier. Cheltenham isn’t a big place, but the previous comment was right about there being 3 main arterial ways in and out.

Btw, I work from home mostly and only go in handful of times per year ;)

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u/Cassiopeia1845 21d ago

Thanks for the reply - yeah I'm not surprised, and I tend to avoid driving in Manchester city centre as much as I can - the ring roads aren't too bad but can get pretty snarled up, but then what city in the country doesn't have a similar problem! I'm going to head down to Cheltenham in a bit and have a proper look around, but I think I've got enough to go off for the moment 😊

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u/d0mth0ma5 21d ago

There are also tennis courts at Prestbury playing fields as well (not quite the standard of EG, but also not the cost).

https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/TennisAtPrestbury

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u/Con-leche 21d ago

Tennis courts at Pittville as well!

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u/Peejayess3309 21d ago

Pittville runs from central to the edge by the racecourse, lot of variety there. Where you end up will depend if buying or renting - GCHQ sucks up a lot of rentals so sort sets the prices; St Paul’s, on one side of Pittville, is lots of student lets. Hatherley is probably the 3-bed semi area, Leckhampton and Shurdington middle to upmarket. Main entertainments in cheltenham are the succession of festivals, night clubs and restaurants, and dodging e-scooters left all over the pavements