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GL1 postcode area · Gloucester

The GL1 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Gloucester, Stroud. Area Scores range from 9 to 98 across them. Every full GL1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The GL1 district contains both ends of the scale: Longlevens at 98 out of 100 (#101 of 6,856 in England) against Barton at 9, an 89-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £172,500 in Central Gloucester & Hempsted to £358,000 in Rodborough & Thrupp — a 2.1× gap within the GL1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Gloucester and Stroud — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,839a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the GL1 district

£193,500median home sold over the past year · +15.4% over 5 years · +1.8% over the year · 462 sales
Detached£373,750
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£193,750
Flat£140,000
Gloucester£253,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
LonglevensGloucester 10198 £313,580
ElmbridgeGloucester 83488 £324,000
Rodborough & ThruppStroud 84188 £358,000
Quedgeley NorthGloucester 97186 £234,000
Coney Hill, Barnwood & AbbeydaleGloucester 2,66561 £264,000
Quedgeley SouthGloucester 3,12454 £255,000
TuffleyGloucester 4,52934 £279,500
Kingsholm & WottonGloucester 4,56433 £225,000
Podsmead & LindenGloucester 4,70731 £235,000
Central Gloucester & HempstedGloucester 5,94813 £172,500
TredworthGloucester 6,08511 £213,500
BartonGloucester 6,2299 £184,000

People living in GL1 Census 2021

Residents107,803
Median age (est.)38
Density2,747per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 13%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 40% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in GL1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL1 district.

Quedgeley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL1.

GL2 GL4 GL3 GL11 GL19 GL51 GL10 GL53

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.