GL4 6FA Gloucester
Live postcode, introduced November 2024. Ward: Matson, Robinswood and White City. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rose Workman Road, Gloucester: 14 addresses
- Corncroft Lane, Gloucester: 13 addresses
- Rose Workman Road, Gloucester: 1 address
- Noakes 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 A (40% of about 1,000 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
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 29 addresses are between 51 m and 52 m above sea level (52 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 | 4.3 km |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Winnycroft Lane Matson | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Ncp Gloucester Hampden Way | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Woodland Green | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 60.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hadwen Health | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Matson Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbeymead Dental Practice | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Matson Park 8.8 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest New Orchard Avenue Play Area 370 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,250 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Sneedham's Green, 220m north east of Green Farm, a scheduled monument, 450 m south-west. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Sneedham's Green, 220m north east of Green Farm | Scheduled monument | 450 m south-west |
| Monument to Richard Ockold in the Churchyard Approximately 4.5 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Monument to Richard Ockold in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Matson moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Matson Wood | Wood | 800 m north-west |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 1.3 km west |
| Piccadilly Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Grovemead Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Cud Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 29 |
5 of the postcode's 29 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 | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 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 Rose Workman Road.