GL2 0DG Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Longlevens. Region: South West.
Streets
- Innsworth Lane, Gloucester: 13 addresses
- Longford Lane, Gloucester: 1 address
- Church 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 C (54% 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: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 addresses are about 17 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 | 2.1 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Longford Lane Longlevens | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gloucestershire University NHS Staff Parking | 710 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 65.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longlevens Surgery | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Dental Care & Implant Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Quedgley Police S | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Longlevens Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Longlevens Allotments 2.3 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kingsholm Palace (site of), a scheduled monument, 1.8 km west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsholm Palace (site of) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 2.1 km north-west |
| Tinker's Hill | Hill | 2.8 km east |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 3.1 km west |
| Alney Island | Island | 3.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 15 |
5 of the postcode's 15 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Innsworth Lane.