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GL2 5RD

Westgate · Gloucester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westgate
Local authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 5QU 17 m
GL2 5QY 29 m
GL2 5QX 47 m
GL2 5RB 51 m
GL1 2DQ 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 5RD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5
Latitude
51.860663
Longitude
-2.251818
British National Grid easting
382,755
British National Grid northing
218,038

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
E00168945
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 004G · E01034791
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 004 · E02004639

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
39
Secondary
9

  1. Gloucestershire College

    Further education

    271 m

  2. St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    475 m

  3. The King's School, Gloucester

    Other independent school

    961 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,191
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,989
  • Anti social behaviour 591
  • Shoplifting 538
  • Public order 509
  • Other theft 343

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    492 m

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    617 m

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    617 m

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    1.0 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    1.1 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    1.2 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

    3.2 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    3.6 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    3.9 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

    4.0 km

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterways Museum & Docks

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.0 miles

  • Waterways Museum & Docks

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.0 miles

  • Spa Road

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.0 miles

  • Spa Road

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles

  • Gloucester Quays

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 004G, 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

8,911 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Gloucestershire College is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,191 published events cover 12 months, averaging 432.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,989 events.

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