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GL3 postcode area · Gloucester

The GL3 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury. Area Scores range from 54 to 95 across them. Every full GL3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the GL3 district: Abbeymead & Abbeydale scores 96 out of 100 (#279 of 6,856 nationally) while Quedgeley South sits at 54 — neighbours on the map, 42 points apart on the index. 5 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £255,000 in Quedgeley South to £390,000 in Shurdington, Staverton & Witcombe. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,292a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied74%

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 GL3 district

£300,000median home sold over the past year · +20.0% over 5 years · -1.6% over the year · 576 sales
Detached£423,500
Semi-detached£300,000
Terraced£265,000
Flat£160,000
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
Abbeymead & AbbeydaleGloucester 27996 £285,000
HucclecoteGloucester 43794 £319,000
Churchdown & InnsworthTewkesbury 78089 £300,000
Upton St Leonards & HardwickeStroud 1,50678 £300,000
Shurdington, Staverton & WitcombeTewkesbury 1,93872 £390,000
Brockworth & Coopers EdgeTewkesbury 2,46664 £295,000
Coney Hill, Barnwood & AbbeydaleGloucester 2,66561 £264,000
Quedgeley SouthGloucester 3,12454 £255,000

People living in GL3 Census 2021

Residents86,898
Median age (est.)40
Density661per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above32%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 11%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Hindu 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 GL3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL3 district.

Quedgeley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL3.

GL4 GL1 GL2 GL19 GL51 GL53 GL50 GL11

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.