GL1 2AR

Westgate · Gloucester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gloucester
Local authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Postcode district
GL1
Postcode sector
GL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL1 2AL 51 m
GL1 2AF 58 m
GL1 2BL 128 m
GL1 2BT 131 m
GL2 9NA 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL1 2AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL1
Postcode sector
GL1 2
Latitude
51.875537
Longitude
-2.246338
British National Grid easting
383,138
British National Grid northing
219,691

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Gloucester · E07000081
Electoral ward
Westgate · E05010967
Parish or community
E43000067
Westminster constituency
Gloucester · E14001248
Output area
E00186453
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 004E · E01032932
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 004 · E02004639

Postcode source versions

Explore GL1

102 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Longhorn Avenue, Gloucester, GL1 2AR 29 May 2026 £272,500
5, Flat 4, Longhorn Avenue, Gloucester, GL1 2AR 22 December 2025 £147,500
1, Flat 3, Longhorn Avenue, Gloucester, GL1 2AR 13 November 2025 £153,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
31
Secondary
7
  1. Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    706 m
  2. Denmark Road High School

    Academy converter

    753 m
  3. The King's School, Gloucester

    Other independent school

    854 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,658
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,357
  • Shoplifting 449
  • Anti social behaviour 373
  • Public order 370
  • Other theft 234

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
103

46 female, 57 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
2.1
GL1 2 residents
4,372

Age bands in GL1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.7%

450 residents

Age 15 to 24
25.4%

1,066 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

1,100 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

860 residents

Age 65 and over
17.1%

717 residents

This postcode contained 2.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
28%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
28%
Gigabit-capable
28%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    975 m

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    1.1 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    1.1 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    1.7 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    1.8 km

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

    19B CHURCH ROAD, LONGLEVENS, GLOUCESTER, GL2 0AJ

    ODS code L84067

    2.4 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    2.5 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    2.6 km

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

    HIGHNAM SURGERY, LASSINGTON LANE, HIGHNAM, GLOUCESTER, GL2 8DH

    ODS code L84606

    3.8 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

    5A BROOKFIELD ROAD, HUCCLECOTE, GLOUCESTER, GL3 3HB

    ODS code L84014

    4.2 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Oswald's Park

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles
  • B & Q

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles
  • St Oswald's Park

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles
  • St Oswald's Village

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles
  • Denmark Road

    BCT · Kingsholm

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 004E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,153 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £150,000 from 19 recorded sales in GL1 2AR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gloucester is £240,887 in June 2026, up 5.6% year on year.

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Kingsholm Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 706 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,658 published events cover 12 months, averaging 304.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,357 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.