GL2 0SG Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Elmbridge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Barnwood Road, Gloucester: 43 addresses
- Armscroft Road, Gloucester: 2 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 C (36% of about 660 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: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cheltenham Surfacing, off Myers Road, Elmbridge: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 45 addresses are between 22 m and 23 m above sea level (22 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 |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Queen's Barnwood | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Peters school NHS Staff Parking | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Armscroft Place | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 63.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aspen Medical Practice | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Affinity Dental Care & Implant Centre | 740 m |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 640 m |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Longlevens Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Estcourt Gardens 1,270 m² | 550 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Estcourt Gardens 1,820 m² | 700 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Elmbridge Park 1.1 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Horton Road Hospital including area railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 800 m west. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horton Road Hospital including area railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m west |
| Chapel of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| 47 and 49 Eastgate Street | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Eastgate and stretch of city wall | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Tinker's Hill | Hill | 2.8 km east |
| Alney Island | Island | 3.0 km west |
| The Brake | Wood | 3.1 km east |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 39 |
41 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 6 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Barnwood Road.