GL1 1PY Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westgate. Region: South West.
Streets
- Eastgate Street, Gloucester: 25 addresses
- Nettleton Road, Gloucester: 1 address
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, Eastgate and St Michael's (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 108, EASTGATE STREET, grade II
- 111, EASTGATE STREET, grade II
- 80 AND 80A, EASTGATE STREET, grade II
- 87, EASTGATE STREET, grade II
- 96, 98 AND 100, EASTGATE STREET, grade II
- ANNANDALE HOUSE, grade II
- IVY HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 114 - 118 Eastgate Street, Westgate: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Former Argos and New Look buildings, Brunswick Road, Westgate: up to 20 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Station longstay car park, off Bruton Way, Westgate, not permissioned (290 m)
- Fitzalan House, Park Road, Westgate, permissioned (340 m)
- 20-26 The Oxbode, Westgate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- 9 Park Road, Westgate: up to 12 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Wessex House, Great Western Road, Kingsholm and Wotton: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Above Wilkinson, Northgate Street: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 8 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 16 m above sea level.
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 | 340 m |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 31 stops within 400 m, 68 within 800 m; nearest Eastgate Street Gloucester | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 240 m |
| Car parks | 18 within 800 m; nearest Hampden Way Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Brunswick Road, Gloucester | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Homeless Healthcare Team | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitecross Dental Care LTD | 80 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | Quedgley Police S | 510 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gloucester Park 12 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Spa Field 2.5 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 560 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 47 and 49 Eastgate Street, a scheduled monument, 240 m north-west. 362 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 28 of them Grade I and 40 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 47 and 49 Eastgate Street | Scheduled monument | 240 m north-west |
| Eastgate and stretch of city wall | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-west |
| Winston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m west |
| Remains of Roman wall | Scheduled monument | 340 m west |
| Greyfriars House and Attached Remains of Greyfriars Church | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m west |
| New Inn | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m north-west |
| Tower of the Former Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 690 m west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 770 m west |
| Alney Island | Island | 1.5 km north-west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 3.1 km north |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south |
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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 26 |
4 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Eastgate Street.