# Central Gloucester & Hempsted North west Gloucester. 13,749 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.8 square kilometres. Central Gloucester & Hempsted had 11,551 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02004639. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Gloucester & Hempsted was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 1,036th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/central-gloucester-and-hempsted#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 11,551** (2021). Central Gloucester & Hempsted had 11,551 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 391st most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/central-gloucester-and-hempsted#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in Central Gloucester & Hempsted live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/central-gloucester-and-hempsted#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.3%** (January 2026). In Central Gloucester & Hempsted, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/central-gloucester-and-hempsted#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004639) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 12% of people in Central Gloucester & Hempsted live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004639) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 176 homes were sold in Central Gloucester & Hempsted in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004639) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Central Gloucester & Hempsted had 11,551 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02004639) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Gloucester. The outline is Central Gloucester & Hempsted. ## Recorded crime in Central Gloucester & Hempsted Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. ## How Central Gloucester & Hempsted compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Central Gloucester & Hempsted | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £180,000 | cheapest | 16 middle areas, Gloucester · 2025 | | Population | 11,551 | 3rd most populated | 16 middle areas, Gloucester · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 12% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 16 middle areas, Gloucester · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.3% | 2nd lowest | 16 middle areas, Gloucester · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Central Gloucester & Hempsted? Central Gloucester & Hempsted had 11,551 usual residents at the census. Central Gloucester & Hempsted is the joint 391st most populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Gloucester These figures are published for the whole of Gloucester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gloucester and not Central Gloucester & Hempsted alone. [See Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) - **Average house price: £240,718** (July 2026). Gloucester’s average house price was £240,718 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £34,617** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gloucester earned a median of £34,617 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 45th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Gloucester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. - **Deprivation score: 21.5** (2025). Gloucester has a deprivation score of 21.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 117th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Central Gloucester & Hempsted in brief The median price paid for a home in Central Gloucester & Hempsted was £180,000 in 2025. Central Gloucester & Hempsted had 11,551 usual residents at the census. About 12% of people in Central Gloucester & Hempsted live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Central Gloucester & Hempsted, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02004639 - Ward: [Westgate †](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/ward/westgate) - Constituency: [Gloucester †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gloucester) - Council: [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) - Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 7.77 km² - People, mid-2024: 13,749* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - Output areas: 39 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Podsmead & Linden](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/podsmead-and-linden), [Kingsholm & Wotton](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/kingsholm-and-wotton), [Highnam, Longford & Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/highnam-longford-and-norton), [Tredworth](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/tredworth), [Quedgeley North](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/quedgeley-north), [Barton](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/barton) ## Latest updates for Central Gloucester & Hempsted - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004639 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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