GL1 4BJ Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Barton and Tredworth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Millbrook Street, Gloucester: 12 addresses
- Beckside Court, Barton: 2 addresses
- Mill Street, Gloucester: 1 address
- Millbrook Close, 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 (86% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Colwell Youth and Community Centre, Barton & Tredworth: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Great Western Road Sidings, Great Western Road, Kingsholm and Wotton: up to 315 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Cheltenham Surfacing, off Myers Road, Elmbridge: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 114 - 118 Eastgate Street, Westgate: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Station longstay car park, off Bruton Way, Westgate, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Wessex House, Great Western Road, Kingsholm and Wotton: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Argos and New Look buildings, Brunswick Road, Westgate: up to 20 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- 67-69 London Road, Kingsholm and Wotton: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 10 are in areas at high risk, 1 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 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 addresses are about 19 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 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 60 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Forecourt Gloucester | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gloucester Leisure Centre Car Park (GL1) | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brunswick Road, Gloucester | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| 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 Aspen Medical Practice | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whitecross Dental Care LTD | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gloucester Park 12 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St James Park 8,900 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Horton Road Hospital including area railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 139 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horton Road Hospital including area railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| 47 and 49 Eastgate Street | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Eastgate and stretch of city wall | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| St Margarets Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Northgate House and Attached Walls and Railings to Forecourt | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Winston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Remains of Roman wall | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Alney Island | Island | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the postcode's 16 addresses is 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Millbrook Street.