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Podsmead

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West Gloucester. About 3,785 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 11% of people in Podsmead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,465
Joint 1,506th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Podsmead compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

PodsmeadMiddle
Population18 wards, Gloucester · 2021
Population: every ward in Gloucester18 areas from 3,401 to 12,005. The middle area is 7,071. Podsmead is 3,465.
3,4652nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 wards, Gloucester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Gloucester18 areas from 0.0% to 49.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Podsmead is 11.0%.
11%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Gloucester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Gloucester18 areas from 78.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.8%. Podsmead is 97.8%.
97.8%9th highest
Claimant rate18 wards, Gloucester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Gloucester18 areas from 1.2% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.7%. Podsmead is 4.3%.
4.3%5th highest

What is the population of Podsmead?

Podsmead had 3,465 usual residents at the census.

Podsmead is the joint 1,506th least populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Gloucester

These figures are published for the whole of Gloucester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Gloucester and not Podsmead alone. See Gloucester

Average house price
£240,718
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,617
45th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.5
Joint 117th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Podsmead in brief

Podsmead had 3,465 usual residents at the census.

About 11% of people in Podsmead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Podsmead, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Podsmead, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.