GL2 5GX Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced July 2024. Ward: Westgate. 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 (42% of about 1,280 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Monk Meadow Dock, Westgate, permissioned (460 m)
- Mill Place & Madleaze Industrial Estate, Moreland: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- St James Church Building, Bristol Road, Moreland: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Part of West Quay, Westgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 50 addresses are between 11 m and 22 m above sea level (16 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 | 2.1 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Sandalwood Drive Hempsted | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Gloucester Quays Staff (Gloucester) evyve | 840 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 61.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Severnside Medical Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest First Call Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Gloucester Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,030 m² | 360 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,860 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lady's Well, a scheduled monument, 470 m south-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lady's Well | Scheduled monument | 470 m south-west |
| Our Ladys Well (Within Field Aprroximately 350 Metres West of Road | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m south-west |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Precinct Wall South of Outer Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m north-east |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Range on South Side of Inner Court | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m north-east |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Outer Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m north-east |
| Llanthony Secunda Priory | Scheduled monument | 690 m north-east |
| Hempsted village cross | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-west |
| Highnam Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-east |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Alney Island | Island | 1.4 km north |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-east |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 4.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 50 |
4 of the postcode's 50 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 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) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 3 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.