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GL1 2SW

Westgate · Gloucester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westgate
Local authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Postcode district
GL1
Postcode sector
GL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL1 2AL 40 m
GL1 2BL 42 m
GL1 2BT 60 m
GL1 2AR 88 m
GL2 9NA 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL1 2SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 March 2007
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL1
Postcode sector
GL1 2
Latitude
51.875912
Longitude
-2.247458
British National Grid easting
383,061
British National Grid northing
219,733

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
E00186393
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 004E · E01032932
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 004 · E02004639

Postcode source versions

Explore GL1

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

    788 m

  2. Denmark Road High School

    Academy converter

    841 m

  3. The King's School, Gloucester

    Other independent school

    910 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,284
  • Shoplifting 406
  • Anti social behaviour 355
  • Public order 341
  • Other theft 217

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    1.1 km

  • 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

    1.9 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

    3.7 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

    4.3 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • B & Q

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles

  • St Oswald's Park

    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.

Evidence in context

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 788 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 285.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,284 events.

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