GL
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Gloucester, with 27 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In GL, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How GL compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
What is the population of GL?
GL had 654,746 usual residents at the census.
GL is the 35th most populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in GL
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL1Gloucester, Barton | 39,664 | £190,321 | No figure |
| GL2Quedgeley, Hardwicke | 61,302 | £295,000 | No figure |
| GL3Innsworth, Hucclecote | 34,660 | £305,000 | No figure |
| GL4Gloucester, Lower Tuffley | 48,464 | £270,750 | No figure |
| GL5Stroud | 31,105 | £320,000 | No figure |
| GL6Nailsworth, Chalford | 25,030 | £427,000 | No figure |
| GL7Cirencester | 45,294 | £405,000 | No figure |
| GL8Tetbury, Northfield | 9,561 | £425,000 | No figure |
| GL9Hawkesbury Upton, Badminton | 2,601 | £470,000 | No figure |
| GL10Stonehouse, Nupend | 16,243 | £329,500 | No figure |
| GL11Cam, Dursley | 19,281 | £302,500 | No figure |
| GL12Wotton-under-Edge, Charfield | 16,016 | £395,000 | No figure |
| GL13Berkeley, Sharpness | 6,377 | £320,000 | No figure |
| GL14Cinderford, Mount Pleasant | 16,434 | £235,000 | No figure |
| GL15Bream, Tutnalls | 22,218 | £275,000 | No figure |
| GL16Coleford, Berry Hill | 14,279 | £268,498 | No figure |
| GL17Mitcheldean, Drybrook | 11,395 | £270,000 | No figure |
| GL18Newent, Dymock | 9,193 | £290,000 | No figure |
| GL19Corse, Huntley | 9,933 | £436,000 | No figure |
| GL20Tewkesbury, Prior's Park | 29,628 | £299,125 | No figure |
| GL50Cheltenham, St Paul's | 22,033 | £310,000 | No figure |
| GL51Cheltenham, Hester's Way | 53,748 | £300,000 | No figure |
| GL52Bishop's Cleeve, Fairview | 48,817 | £358,000 | No figure |
| GL53Cheltenham, Leckhampton | 20,836 | £499,750 | No figure |
| GL54Winchcombe, Bourton-on-the-Water | 24,505 | £484,500 | No figure |
| GL55Chipping Campden, Mickleton | 6,056 | £530,000 | No figure |
| GL56Moreton-in-Marsh, Blockley | 10,073 | £453,000 | No figure |
GL in brief
The GL postcode area, named after Gloucester, has 27 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in GL was £320,000 in 2025.
GL had 654,746 usual residents at the census.
In GL, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In GL, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.