# GL1 3BQ: area report for a postcode in Gloucester

GL1 3BQ is a postcode in Gloucester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Gloucester. Open the map at GL1 3BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) › [GL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1) › [GL1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **Gloucester, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **No property in GL1 3BQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Gloucester 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **£240,718 average price**: For the whole of Gloucester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **57.1% can get gigabit broadband at GL1 3BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at GL1 3BQ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingsholm Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsholm-church-of-england-primary-school-e115607) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Denmark Road High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denmark-road-high-school-e136666) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 74.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The King's School, Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-gloucester-e115780) | Independent | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Edward Jenner School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-jenner-school-e139772) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wotton House International School Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wotton-house-international-school-gloucestershire-e143018) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-ashraf-secondary-school-for-girls-e115810) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e150350) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Widden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/widden-primary-school-e150125) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £137,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £99,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £242,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £317,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £498,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gloucester (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KINGSHOLM SURGERY (510 m); SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1 km); GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (430 m); BADHAM PHARMACY (510 m); BADHAM PHARMACY (590 m); SOUTHGATE PHARMACY (940 m); BOOTS (960 m)
- Dental practices: GLOUCESTER DENTAL CARE (560 m); NORFOLK HOUSE DENTAL CENTRE (680 m); LISTER HOUSE (DENTAL SURGERY) (830 m); CLARENCE HOUSE (850 m); PHOENIX ORTHODONTICS (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Gloucester Mercia Road (330 m, Lidl); Tesco London Road Gloucester Express (590 m, Tesco); Tesco Gloucester Superstore (600 m, Tesco); Tesco Market Parade Express (700 m, Tesco); Iceland Gloucester (840 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **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.

## Gloucester 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Gloucester 002B has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,748th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £321,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gloucester 002B was £321,000 in 2025. Joint 13,838th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,817** (2021). Gloucester 002B had 1,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,365th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Gloucester 002B, 93.3% 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.

## GL1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,321** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL1 was £190,321 in 2025. 324th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,664** (2021). GL1 had 39,664 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 470th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in GL1 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.4%** (January 2026). In GL1, 91.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester)
- Centre: 51.8724, -2.2411

Council: [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gloucester): Alex McIntyre (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2411,51.8724,GL13BQ

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