GL1 2RN Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westgate. Region: South West.
Streets
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 B (42% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- WESTGATE GALLERIA, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 18 Quay Street, Cathedral Coaches, Westgate, not permissioned (270 m)
- Quayside part of Blackfriars LDO, Quay Street, Westgate: up to 50 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 12-16 Quay Street, former Lansons, Westgate: up to 45 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Gloucester Prison, the Quay, Westgate: up to 202 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Land at St Oswalds, off Gavel Way, Westgate: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- The former Fleece Hotel and Longsmith Street Carpark, Greater Blackfriars, Westgate: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Former Poundstretcher, 32-34 Westgate Street: up to 5 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Part of West Quay, Westgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 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: 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 12 addresses are between 10 m and 12 m above sea level (11 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 | 1.2 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Castlemeads Court Gloucester | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Westgate Coach and Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Severnside Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Gloucester Police Station | 470 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Westgate Services Cashzone | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,190 m² | 450 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,110 m² | 860 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | Deans Way Allotments 1,480 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 103 Westgate Street, Folk of Gloucester, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m east. 305 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 34 of them Grade I and 35 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 103 Westgate Street, Folk of Gloucester | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m east |
| 99-101 Westgate Street, Folk of Gloucester | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-east |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m east |
| Anglican Church of St Mary de Lode | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m east |
| St Mary's gateway | Scheduled monument | 460 m east |
| St Oswald's Priory (St Catherine's Church) | Scheduled monument | 490 m east |
| Little Cloister | Scheduled monument | 580 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Alney Island | Island | 340 m west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 620 m north-west |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 690 m south-east |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 750 m south |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 2.7 km north-east |
| Lassington Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 12 |
11 of the postcode's 12 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.