GL2 5HN Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Westgate. Region: South West.
Streets
- Hemmingsdale Road, Gloucester: 29 addresses
- Llanthony Road, Gloucester: 4 addresses
- Sudmeadow 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 (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: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Part of West Quay, Westgate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Land at Monk Meadow Dock, Westgate, permissioned (470 m)
- 12 Llanthony Road, Westgate: up to 30 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Southgate Moorings, off Southgate Street, Westgate, permissioned (660 m)
- 6 Spa Road, former RAF Club Building, Westgate, permissioned (660 m)
- Mill Place & Madleaze Industrial Estate, Moreland: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Gloucester Prison, the Quay, Westgate: up to 202 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Cedar House, Spa Road, Westgate: up to 45 homes, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 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: of the 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 10 are in areas at high risk, 10 medium, 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 8 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 11.7 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Llanthony Priory Gloucester | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Evyve | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Severnside Medical Practice | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | Gloucester Royal Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Gloucester Police Station | 840 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Gloucester The Barge Arm, The Docks Cashzone | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,830 m² | 690 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gloucester Park 12 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 560 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Llanthony Priory, Remains of Outer Gatehouse, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m south-east. 209 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 16 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Outer Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m south-east |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Precinct Wall North of Inner Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-east |
| Llanthony Priory, Remains of Precinct Wall South of Outer Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-east |
| Llanthony Priory, Range Between Outer and Inner Courts | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m south-east |
| Llanthony Secunda Priory | Scheduled monument | 230 m south-east |
| Blackfriars | Scheduled monument | 790 m north-east |
| Glevum Roman colonia | Scheduled monument | 940 m east |
| 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 | 520 m east |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 610 m east |
| Alney Island | Island | 800 m north |
| Richard's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Lassington Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-west |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 34 |
16 of the postcode's 34 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hemmingsdale Road.