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GL2

UK postcode district

Part of Gloucester and Cheltenham

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,196
Current units
1,503
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
23

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
4
Terminated postcode units
693

Postcode sectors in GL2

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

9 sectors
38,073 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Wycombe Road Kingsway, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 2GN 20 July 2026 £220,000
8, Little Holbury, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7NW 16 July 2026 £553,000
24, Pennine Close, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4TP 14 July 2026 £236,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,668
Months covered
11
Latest month
May 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,154
  • Anti social behaviour 416
  • Public order 190
  • Other theft 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 181

Census 2021

Population and age profile

GL2 usual residents
61,900
Age-profile population
61,451

Age bands in GL2

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19%
11,669 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.5%
6,461 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.2%
16,710 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.4%
16,196 residents
Age 65 and over
16.9%
10,415 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,480 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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

In this district, 1,328 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,137 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 7 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84067

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £289,998 from 5,852 recorded sales in GL2. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,668 published events cover 11 months, averaging 243 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,154 events.

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