GL2 2ZW

Kingsway · Gloucester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 2FD 43 m
GL2 2DR 60 m
GL2 2FB 64 m
GL2 2DT 65 m
GL2 2EQ 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 2ZW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2002
Terminated
1 April 2007
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 2
Latitude
51.820591
Longitude
-2.263506
British National Grid easting
381,934
British National Grid northing
213,584

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Gloucester · E07000081
Electoral ward
Kingsway · E05010959
Parish or community
E04004335
Westminster constituency
Gloucester · E14001248
Output area
E00186329
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 015I · E01034795
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 015 · E02004650

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
27
Secondary
6
  1. Waterwells Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    184 m
  2. Kingsway Primary School

    Community school

    315 m
  3. Holmleigh Park High School

    Academy sponsor led

    912 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,366
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 587
  • Anti social behaviour 216
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Public order 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 2 residents
9,076

Age bands in GL2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
28%

2,514 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,118 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.4%

3,267 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.1%

1,715 residents

Age 65 and over
3.9%

350 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    1.4 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    3.9 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    3.9 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    4.6 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bampton Castle Way

    BCT · Kingsway

    0.1 miles
  • Bampton Castle Way

    BCT · Kingsway

    0.1 miles
  • Coningsby Walk

    BCT · Kingsway

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Kingsway

    0.2 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Kingsway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 015I, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,221 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. Waterwells Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 184 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 587 events.

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