GL1 5PP Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Moreland. Region: South West.
Streets
- Robinhood Street, Gloucester: 38 addresses
- Unnamed street near Robinhood Street, St Paul's: 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 (68% of about 840 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)
- Mill Place & Madleaze Industrial Estate, Moreland: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- St James Church Building, Bristol Road, Moreland: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 108 Weston Road: up to 5 homes (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Cedar House, Spa Road, Westgate: up to 45 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Monk Meadow Dock, Westgate, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 6 Spa Road, former RAF Club Building, Westgate, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 12 Llanthony Road, Westgate: up to 30 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- The Lodge, 19 Brunswick Square, Westgate: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 11 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 39 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (13 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 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 51 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Theresa Street Gloucester | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Churchill Road | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 61.7 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Partners In Health, Pavilion Family Drs | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest First Call Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gloucestershire Partnership N H | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Gloucester Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gloucester Park 12 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 560 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 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*), 610 m (0.4 miles) north. 118 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 2 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* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Sherborne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Llanthony Secunda Priory | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Range on South Side of Inner Court | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Llanthony Priory, Range Between Outer and Inner Courts | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Remains of Roman wall | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Grey Friars' Church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Alney Island | Island | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 39 | 39 |
None of the postcode's 39 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Robinhood Street.