GL1 2NJ Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westgate. Region: South West.
Streets
- College Court, Gloucester: 16 addresses
- College Green, 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, City Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 47.
- 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
- CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY AND INDIVISIBLE TRINITY, grade I
- OLD JUDGES HOUSE, grade I
- St Michael's Gate, grade I
- The Fleece Hotel, 19, 19A, and 21 Westgate Street, grade I
- 14 Westgate Street, grade II*
- 33, WESTGATE STREET, grade II*
- 47 and 49 Westgate Street, grade II*
- 5, 7, 9, and 11 College Street, grade II*
- 59 AND 61, WESTGATE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II*
- 66 Westgate Street, grade II*
- 74 and 76 Westgate Street, grade II*
- KING EDWARD'S GATE, grade II*
- NUMBER 20 AND PART OF ABBEY PRECINCT WALL, grade II*
- 1 AND 1A-9, COLLEGE COURT, grade II
- 1, COLLEGE GREEN, grade II
- 10, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- 13 Westgate Street, grade II
- 16, BERKELEY STREET, grade II
- 17, COLLEGE GREEN, grade II
- 18, COLLEGE GREEN, grade II
- 2, COLLEGE GREEN, grade II
- 24, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- 28, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- 3 College Green, and attached area railings, grade II
- 3, COLLEGE STREET, grade II
- 30 Westgate Street, grade II
- 31, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- 39 Westgate Street, grade II
- 4, College Green, and attached area railings, grade II
- 41 Westgate Street, grade II
And 17 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Poundstretcher, 32-34 Westgate Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- The former Fleece Hotel and Longsmith Street Carpark, Greater Blackfriars, Westgate: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- 55 Northgate Street, Westgate: up to 5 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Former Sainsburys, 63-69 Northgate Street, Westgate: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 12-16 Quay Street, former Lansons, Westgate: up to 45 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 20-26 The Oxbode, Westgate: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Above Wilkinson, Northgate Street: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Quayside part of Blackfriars LDO, Quay Street, Westgate: up to 50 homes, permissioned (300 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 3 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 addresses are about 18 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 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 71 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blackfriars Priory Gloucester | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longsmith Street Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Upper Quayside Street | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.9 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Severnside Medical Practice | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southgate Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 310 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Gloucester Police Station | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 3-5 Westgate Street Halifax | 130 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 | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gloucester Park 12 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Archdeacon Meadow 3.8 ha | 420 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 St Michael's Gate, a listed building (Grade I), 20 m. 361 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 31 of them Grade I and 37 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 20 m |
| Number 20 and Part of Abbey Precinct Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 47 and 49 Westgate Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-west |
| King Edward's Gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-west |
| Tower of St Michael's Church | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-east |
| Little Cloister | Scheduled monument | 180 m north |
| Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 190 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Alney Island | Island | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Lassington Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 72% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 38% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 College Court.