GL1 5TA Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Moreland. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bristol Road, Gloucester: 41 addresses
- Granville Street, Gloucester: 1 address
- Tudor Street, Gloucester: 1 address
- Cecil Road, 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 B (54% of about 630 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
- St James Church Building, Bristol Road, Moreland: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Mill Place & Madleaze Industrial Estate, Moreland: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Land at Monk Meadow Dock, Westgate, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 44 addresses are between 11 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 | 2.0 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km | |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Granville Street Gloucester | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Churchill Road | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 61.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Partners In Health, Pavilion Family Drs | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Limes Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Gloucester Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,030 m² | 440 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Village Cross (At Corner of Rea Lane), a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Village Cross (At Corner of Rea Lane) | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m west |
| Hempsted village cross | Scheduled monument | 920 m west |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Range on South Side of Inner Court | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m north |
| Llanthony Secunda Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Precinct Wall South of Outer Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north |
| Llanthony Priory, Range Between Outer and Inner Courts | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north |
| Lady's Well | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Alney Island | Island | 1.9 km north |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-east |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 4.5 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 44 |
10 of the postcode's 44 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Bristol Road.