GL2 5LS

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
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 5LF 208 m
GL2 5LR 240 m
GL2 5LE 510 m
GL2 5EA 629 m
GL2 5NL 645 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 5LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5
Latitude
51.841941
Longitude
-2.280614
British National Grid easting
380,764
British National Grid northing
215,963

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
E00113590
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 004J · E01034794
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 004 · E02004639

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Middle Rea Farm, Middle Rea, Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5LS 21 February 2025 £725,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. Meadowside Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Hempsted Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  3. The Altus School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
426
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 183
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Other theft 36
  • Public order 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 5 residents
4,650

Age bands in GL2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

843 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

459 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

1,243 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,027 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

682 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    1.3 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    2.9 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    2.9 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    3.2 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    3.4 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    3.4 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    4.1 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    4.6 km

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Barn Owl Centre

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.4 miles
  • Goshawk Road

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.5 miles
  • Goshawk Road

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.5 miles
  • Sims Lane

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.5 miles
  • Sims Lane

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 004J, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,561 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

Property market

The five-year median is £725,000 from 1 recorded sale in GL2 5LS. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Meadowside Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

426 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 183 events.

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