GL4 3JF Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Barnwood. Region: South West.
Streets
- Grovelands, Gloucester: 21 addresses
- Barnwood Road, Gloucester: 4 addresses
- Coney Hill 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 A (41% of about 880 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: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former EDF Campus Barnwood, Barnwood: up to 325 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Jordans Brook House, North Upton Lane, Barnwood: up to 10 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Former Lloyds HQ Building: up to 284 homes (710 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 27 addresses are between 25 m and 28 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 81%, gigabit 81% 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 | 2.5 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Welveland Lane Barnwood | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | St Peters school NHS Staff Parking | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Durham Road | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 63.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hucclecote Surgery | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brookfield Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Acorn Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Hillview Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Barnwood Park 5.7 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,760 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| Hucclecote Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchdown Hill | Hill | 2.1 km east |
| Tinker's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-east |
| The Brake | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km west |
| Alney Island | Island | 4.0 km west |
| Vale of Gloucester | Valley | 4.2 km north-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) | 10.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 27 |
3 of the postcode's 27 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Grovelands.