GL2 postcode area · Gloucester
The GL2 postcode district spans 18 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury. Area Scores range from 13 to 98 across them. Every full GL2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the GL2 district: Longlevens scores 98 out of 100 (#101 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Gloucester & Hempsted sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £172,500 in Central Gloucester & Hempsted to £421,500 in Dymock, Hartpury & Huntley — a 2.4× gap within the GL2 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 GL2 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| LonglevensGloucester | 101 | 98 | £313,580 |
| Churchdown & InnsworthTewkesbury | 780 | 89 | £300,000 |
| ElmbridgeGloucester | 834 | 88 | £324,000 |
| Quedgeley NorthGloucester | 971 | 86 | £234,000 |
| Upton St Leonards & HardwickeStroud | 1,506 | 78 | £300,000 |
| Leonard Stanley & UleyStroud | 1,869 | 73 | £355,000 |
| Shurdington, Staverton & WitcombeTewkesbury | 1,938 | 72 | £390,000 |
| Frampton, Whitminster & EastingtonStroud | 2,034 | 70 | £394,000 |
| Highnam, Longford & NortonTewkesbury | 2,315 | 66 | £388,000 |
| Brockworth & Coopers EdgeTewkesbury | 2,466 | 64 | £295,000 |
| Coney Hill, Barnwood & AbbeydaleGloucester | 2,665 | 61 | £264,000 |
| Lower TuffleyGloucester | 2,761 | 60 | £237,000 |
| Dymock, Hartpury & HuntleyForest of Dean | 3,090 | 55 | £421,500 |
| Quedgeley SouthGloucester | 3,124 | 54 | £255,000 |
| Longhope, Westbury & BlakeneyForest of Dean | 3,974 | 42 | £332,500 |
| Kingsholm & WottonGloucester | 4,564 | 33 | £225,000 |
| Podsmead & LindenGloucester | 4,707 | 31 | £235,000 |
| Central Gloucester & HempstedGloucester | 5,948 | 13 | £172,500 |
People living in GL2 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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 GL2
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL2 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around GL2.
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.