GL4 postcode area · Gloucester

The GL4 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cotswold, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury. Area Scores range from 9 to 95 across them. Every full GL4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The GL4 district contains both ends of the scale: Abbeymead & Abbeydale at 96 out of 100 (#279 of 6,856 in England) against Barton at 9, an 87-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £184,000 in Barton to £618,000 in Sandywell, Ermin & Chedworth — a 3.4× gap within the GL4 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Cotswold, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,409a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crimeno data published by the police force
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied69%

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 GL4 district

£266,946median home sold over the past year · +20.2% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 637 sales
Detached£379,000
Semi-detached£265,000
Terraced£225,000
Flat£137,750
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
Quedgeley NorthGloucester 97186 £234,000
Upton St Leonards & HardwickeStroud 1,50678 £300,000
Painswick, Bisley & EastcombeStroud 1,67176 £500,000
Shurdington, Staverton & WitcombeTewkesbury 1,93872 £390,000
Brockworth & Coopers EdgeTewkesbury 2,46664 £295,000
Coney Hill, Barnwood & AbbeydaleGloucester 2,66561 £264,000
Lower TuffleyGloucester 2,76160 £237,000
Sandywell, Ermin & ChedworthCotswold 2,88458 £618,000
Quedgeley SouthGloucester 3,12454 £255,000
TuffleyGloucester 4,52934 £279,500
Matson & RobinswoodGloucester 5,92814 £262,048
TredworthGloucester 6,08511 £213,500
BartonGloucester 6,2299 £184,000

People living in GL4 Census 2021

Residents133,743
Median age (est.)40
Density286per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 40% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 GL4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL4.

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.