GL1 2QS

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 2QR 33 m
GL1 2BD 44 m
GL1 2TB 84 m
GL1 2BP 107 m
GL1 2LZ 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL1 2QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL1
Postcode sector
GL1 2
Latitude
51.869160
Longitude
-2.247334
British National Grid easting
383,067
British National Grid northing
218,982

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
E00113594
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 004F · E01032937
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 004 · E02004639

Postcode source versions

Explore GL1

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
47, St Marys Street, Gloucester, GL1 2QS 25 October 2013 £133,500
49, St Marys Street, Gloucester, GL1 2QS 21 June 2013 £155,000
47, St Marys Street, Gloucester, GL1 2QS 30 November 2005 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
35
Secondary
9
  1. The King's School, Gloucester

    Other independent school

    244 m
  2. Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    541 m
  3. Edward Jenner School

    Other independent school

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,896
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,898
  • Anti social behaviour 528
  • Shoplifting 524
  • Public order 481
  • Other theft 312

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.2% 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
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

12

within 5 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    441 m

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    441 m

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    586 m

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    989 m

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    1.5 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    1.8 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    1.9 km

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84067

    2.5 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

    3.9 km

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

    3.9 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.3 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    4.6 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 Mary's Hall

    BCT · Kingsholm

    0.0 miles
  • St Oswald's Priory Ruins

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.0 miles
  • St Oswald's Priory Ruins

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.0 miles
  • King's School

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles
  • St Nicholas' Church

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 004F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

778 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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
2
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

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. The King's School, Gloucester is the nearest published school at 244 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,896 published events cover 12 months, averaging 408 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,898 events.

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