Heron Way Gloucester
30 addresses across 8 postcodes (GL4), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 15300063.
- Sales: 37 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £187,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, D: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Gloucester costs £2,356 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 40 m away, and Matson Park (8.8 hectares) is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 35 to 50 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hadwen Health, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 1,040 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £187,500 | £175,000 | £200,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £182,500 | £175,000 | £190,000 |
| 2018 | 4 | £147,000 | £140,500 | £155,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £128,375 | £117,000 | £139,750 |
| 2014 | 5 | £117,500 | £107,500 | £139,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £98,500 | £90,000 | £107,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £103,500 | £92,000 | £115,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £116,000 | £116,000 | £116,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2025 | 1, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 13, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jul 2023 | 18, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Oct 2022 | 6, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 May 2022 | 2, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2018 | 3, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Nov 2018 | 18, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £140,500 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Oct 2018 | 6, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £144,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 May 2018 | 15, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Sep 2017 | 12, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 8, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Oct 2015 | 7, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £139,750 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jun 2015 | 14, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £117,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Oct 2014 | 7, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £117,500 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Sep 2014 | 12, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Aug 2014 | 9, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £139,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2014 | 16, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 10, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £107,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Oct 2013 | 17, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 May 2013 | 1, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Nov 2012 | 9, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jul 2011 | 8, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £92,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jun 2011 | 11, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2009 | 1, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £116,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Dec 2008 | 5, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 May 2006 | 17, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2005 | 1, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £112,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2004 | 18, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £118,950 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jul 2001 | 2, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £67,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Feb 2001 | 4, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £67,950 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Apr 1999 | 10, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £47,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 1999 | 7, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jan 1998 | 3, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £46,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 15, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £45,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Apr 1996 | 13, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £43,500 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jan 1996 | 4, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £40,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 1995 | 11, ABBEYDALE COURT GL4 4BH | Flat or maisonette | £43,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 64 m². Most common: Flat (10); Maisonette, end-terrace (3); Maisonette, semi-detached (3). Built: 1976-1982 (7); 1983-1990 (6); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- 3 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 6 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 7 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 8 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 9 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 10 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 11 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 12 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 15 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 16 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 17 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
- 18 Abbeydale Court, Heron Way, Abbeydale
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (36% of about 2,630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 23 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Holly House, Coney Hill: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 October 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Remedial works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 15 September 2026 to 16 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, verge (minor works)
- 8 September 2026 to 9 September 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL4 4BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GL4 4BL | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| GL4 4XL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| GL4 4AD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GL4 4AT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GL4 4BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GL4 4SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| GL4 4XF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 35 m and 50 m above sea level (46 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL4 4AD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL4 4AT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL4 4BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL4 4BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL4 4BN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GL4 4SJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL4 4XF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL4 4XL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sudbrook Crossing Abbeydale | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Tower Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prescott Avenue | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.1 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hadwen Health | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Saintbridge Pharmacy | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cotteswold House Dental Care (LTD) Gloucester | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Saintbridge Cashzone | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.8 ha | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Matson Park 8.8 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,770 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Saintbridge Allotment Gardens 4.1 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 9 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Matson moated site, a scheduled monument, 610 m (0.4 miles) south. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Matson moated site | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Anglican Church of St Aldate | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Matson House and attached wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Matson Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Robins Wood Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Nut Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Victoria Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Barge Arm | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Alney Island | Island | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) 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) | 10.0 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 30 |
9 of the street's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Gloucester: see them on the Gloucester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 370 m | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Heron Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hillside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Finlay Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coney Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abbeymead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barnwood Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hatherley Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James' Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dinglewell Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Dinglewell Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saintbridge House GL4 4AG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Londis Matson GL4 4BT | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Tesco GL4 4BS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2023 |
| St Augustines Church GL4 6DX | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Curlew Road (5); On or near Eagle Way (4); On or near Linnet Close (3); On or near Saintbridge Close (2); On or near Stonechat Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 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) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- GL4 4BH: 21 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- GL4 4BL: 2 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- GL4 4XL: 2 addresses of 62 in the postcode
- GL4 4AD: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- GL4 4AT: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- GL4 4BN: 1 address
- GL4 4SJ: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- GL4 4XF: 1 address of 40 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in GL4 and across Gloucester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.