GL1 1AS Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced February 2024. Ward: Westgate. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near St Aldate Street, Gloucester: 17 addresses
- Spread Eagle Road, Gloucester: 9 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Gloucester in 2026-27: Band D £2,356 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,571 | £1,832 | £2,094 | £2,356 | £2,879 | £3,403 | £3,926 | £4,712 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (79% of about 1,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, London Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II*
- 1, WORCESTER STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 102, NORTHGATE STREET, grade II
- 5, WORCESTER STREET, grade II
- NORTHEND VAULTS, grade II
- PRESBYTERY ADJOINING ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Above Wilkinson, Northgate Street: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Former Sainsburys, 63-69 Northgate Street, Westgate: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- 55 Northgate Street, Westgate: up to 5 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 31-35 Worcester Street, Conway House, Westgate, permissioned (190 m)
- 20-26 The Oxbode, Westgate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 37-39 Worcester Street, Tanners Hall, Westgate, not permissioned (220 m)
- Wessex House, Great Western Road, Kingsholm and Wotton: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Hare Lane Car Park, Hare Lane, Kingsholm and Wotton, not permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between 15 m and 18 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 34 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 71 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Parade Gloucester | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 180 m |
| Car parks | 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Parade Car Park | 20 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Worcester Street | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 63.1 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsholm Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Badham Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lister House (Dental Surgery) | 180 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Quedgley Police S | 110 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barclays ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Lucy's Court 1,590 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gloucester Park 12 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Deans Way Allotments 1,480 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-east. 363 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 28 of them Grade I and 42 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-east |
| Church of St John Northgate | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m west |
| Northgate House and Attached Walls and Railings to Forecourt | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-east |
| New Inn | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south-west |
| 47 and 49 Eastgate Street | Scheduled monument | 280 m south-west |
| Tower of St Michael's Church | Scheduled monument | 310 m south-west |
| Eastgate and stretch of city wall | Scheduled monument | 330 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Alney Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Lassington Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 26 |
25 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gloucester: see them on the Gloucester page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near St Aldate Street.