GL1 4UL Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barton and Tredworth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Midland Road, Gloucester: 36 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 (66% of about 680 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 1.0 km
- 108 Weston Road: up to 5 homes (160 m)
- 9 Park Road, Westgate: up to 12 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Fitzalan House, Park Road, Westgate, permissioned (490 m)
- 114 - 118 Eastgate Street, Westgate: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Cedar House, Spa Road, Westgate: up to 45 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- The Lodge, 19 Brunswick Square, Westgate: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 6 Spa Road, former RAF Club Building, Westgate, permissioned (620 m)
- Former Argos and New Look buildings, Brunswick Road, Westgate: up to 20 homes, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 26 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 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 1.0 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Weston Road Gloucester | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 870 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest St Michaels Square Car Park | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Saint Paul's Road | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Homeless Healthcare Team | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Stroud Road Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gloucestershire Partnership N H | 390 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 670 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gloucester Park 12 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Spa Field 2.5 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Judges Lodgings and Attached Front Piers Walls and Balustrades, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m north-west. 189 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Judges Lodgings and Attached Front Piers Walls and Balustrades | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-west |
| Sherborne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north-west |
| Remains of Roman wall | Scheduled monument | 720 m north |
| Winston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m north |
| Eastgate and stretch of city wall | Scheduled monument | 740 m north |
| Greyfriars House and Attached Remains of Greyfriars Church | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m north |
| Grey Friars' Church | Scheduled monument | 750 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 840 m north-west |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 840 m north-west |
| Alney Island | Island | 1.7 km north-west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is 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 | 35 | 36 |
1 of the postcode's 36 addresses is 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 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Midland Road.