GL2 4YP Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Quedgeley Fieldcourt. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (41% of about 760 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
- Land beside Hardwicke Telephone Exchange, BT Site, Bristol Road: up to 52 homes (410 m)
- Land at St James Close, Quedgeley Fieldcourt, permissioned (630 m)
- Land at the Starting Gate , Elmgrove Road East Hardwicke, permissioned (680 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 2 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 19 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 | 5.8 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Lower Meadow Quedgeley | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | Ncp Gloucester Hampden Way | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 57.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Quedgeley Medical Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Quedgeley Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St James Dental Practice | 680 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 6.1 km |
| Police station | Police Headquarters | 820 m |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Sparrows Wharf | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,220 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Fieldcourt Drive Open Space 6.1 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,530 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 200m west of St James' Church, a scheduled monument, 550 m north. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 200m west of St James' Church | Scheduled monument | 550 m north |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north |
| Moated site at Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 830 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hunts Grove | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Herbert's Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Hardwicke Farm Covert | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Hockley Hill | Hill | 2.3 km west |
| Groundless Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
| Madam's Pool | Tidal water | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 44 | 44 |
None of the postcode's 44 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 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 | 10% | 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 7 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.