# GL1

Postcode district covering Gloucester, Barton and Tredworth, in Gloucester.

GL1 is a postcode district covering Gloucester, Barton and Tredworth, in Gloucester. Median sale price £190,321 in 2025. About 43,717 people.

Postcode district. Code GL1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GL1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GL1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 14% of people in GL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=GL1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 509 homes were sold in GL1 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GL1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GL1 had 39,664 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=GL1) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Gloucester, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is GL1.

## How GL1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | GL1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £190,321 | cheapest | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2025 |
| Population | 39,664 | 6th most populated | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 14% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.4% | 9th highest | 27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of GL1?

GL1 had 39,664 usual residents at the census.
GL1 is the 470th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in GL1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL1 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in GL1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gloucester 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022309) | 1,543 | – | 5 | 96.5% |
| [Gloucester 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022310) | 1,817 | – | 4 | 93.3% |
| [Gloucester 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022311) | 2,000 | – | 1 | 73.6% |
| [Gloucester 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022312) | 2,299 | – | 5 | 64.8% |
| [Gloucester 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022332) | 1,856 | – | 2 | 97.1% |
| [Gloucester 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01032932) | 1,766 | – | 3 | 72.8% |
| [Gloucester 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01032937) | 1,505 | – | 1 | 88.1% |
| [Gloucester 004H](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01034792) | 1,517 | – | 1 | 83.7% |
| [Gloucester 004I](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01034793) | 1,474 | – | 2 | 96.6% |
| [Gloucester 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022288) | 2,032 | – | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Gloucester 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022289) | 1,770 | – | 1 | 96.6% |
| [Gloucester 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022290) | 1,413 | – | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Gloucester 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022291) | 1,842 | – | 1 | 97.7% |
| [Gloucester 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022292) | 1,556 | – | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Gloucester 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022293) | 1,611 | – | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Gloucester 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022294) | 1,780 | – | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Gloucester 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022328) | 1,392 | – | 2 | 96.3% |
| [Gloucester 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022329) | 1,676 | – | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Gloucester 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022326) | 1,354 | – | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Gloucester 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022327) | 1,497 | – | 5 | 99.3% |
| [Gloucester 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022330) | 1,490 | – | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Gloucester 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022331) | 1,340 | – | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Gloucester 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/neighbourhood/e01022334) | 1,927 | – | 6 | 96.1% |

## Your MP

- [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gloucester): Alex McIntyre (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tewkesbury): Cameron Thomas (Independent), MP since July 2024. 2.4% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in GL1

[Barton](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/barton), [Central Gloucester & Hempsted](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/central-gloucester-and-hempsted), [Kingsholm & Wotton](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/kingsholm-and-wotton), [Podsmead & Linden](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/podsmead-and-linden), [Tredworth](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester/tredworth)

## Postcode sectors in GL1

[GL1 1 (156 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1-1), [GL1 2 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1-2), [GL1 3 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1-3), [GL1 4 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1-4), [GL1 5 (219 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1-5), [GL1 9 (58 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1-9)

## Council

[Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester)

## Towns in GL1

[Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester)

## Postcode districts next to GL1

[GL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl2), [GL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl4)

## Nearest rail stations

[Gloucester (100 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2385,51.8656)

## More in the GL postcode area

[All GL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## GL1 in brief

GL1 is a postcode district covering Gloucester, Barton and Tredworth, in Gloucester.
About 43,717 people lived in GL1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,321 in 2025 across 509 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL1 was £190,321 in 2025.
GL1 had 39,664 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in GL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL1, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: GL1
- Postcode area: [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)
- Constituency: [Gloucester †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gloucester)
- Council: [Gloucester †](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester)
- Area: 8.92 km²
- People, mid-2024: 43,717*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 127

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[GL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl2), [GL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl4)

## Latest updates for GL1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/GL1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl1