GL1 1RY Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westgate. Region: South West.
Streets
- Kings Walk, Gloucester: 14 addresses
- Unnamed street near St Aldate Street, Gloucester: 7 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, City Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 18-30, CLARENCE STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 6, CLARENCE STREET, grade II
- NUMBERS 8, 10 AND 12 AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 20-26 The Oxbode, Westgate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Former Argos and New Look buildings, Brunswick Road, Westgate: up to 20 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Above Wilkinson, Northgate Street: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- 55 Northgate Street, Westgate: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Former Sainsburys, 63-69 Northgate Street, Westgate: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Former Poundstretcher, 32-34 Westgate Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- The former Fleece Hotel and Longsmith Street Carpark, Greater Blackfriars, Westgate: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Station longstay car park, off Bruton Way, Westgate, not permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 17 m and 19 m above sea level (18 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 | 330 m |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 34 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest Clarence Street Gloucester | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 180 m |
| Car parks | 18 within 800 m; nearest Kings Walk Car Park | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Worcester Street | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsholm Surgery | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarence House | 90 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 780 m |
| Police station | Quedgley Police S | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 3-5 Westgate Street Halifax | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest St Lucy's Court 1,590 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gloucester Park 12 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Spa Field 2.5 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 560 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 47 and 49 Eastgate Street, a scheduled monument, 80 m south-west. 360 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 28 of them Grade I and 39 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 47 and 49 Eastgate Street | Scheduled monument | 80 m south-west |
| Eastgate and stretch of city wall | Scheduled monument | 130 m south-west |
| New Inn | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north-west |
| Winston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-west |
| Tower of St Michael's Church | Scheduled monument | 190 m west |
| Tower of the Former Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m west |
| 9 and 9A, Southgate Street | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 580 m south-west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 690 m south-west |
| Alney Island | Island | 1.2 km west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 2.8 km north |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 21 | 21 |
None of the postcode's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
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 Kings Walk.