GL1 5ND Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Podsmead. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tuffley Crescent, Gloucester: 36 addresses
- Podsmead Road, Gloucester: 1 address
- The Greenway, 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 C (29% of about 980 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St James Church Building, Bristol Road, Moreland: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 10 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 38 addresses are between 15 m and 17 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 2.5 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Tuffley Crescent Podsmead | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Ncp Gloucester Hampden Way | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Churchill Road | 910 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 60.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rosebank Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Limes Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Sparrows Wharf | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,190 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scott Avenue Open Space 2.1 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,080 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | Blackbridge Allotments 2,770 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hempsted village cross, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hempsted village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Lady's Well | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Llanthony Secunda Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-east |
| Alney Island | Island | 2.5 km north |
| Matson Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 38 | 38 |
None of the postcode's 38 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Tuffley Crescent.