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GL2 5SA

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 5FU 87 m
GL2 5GQ 114 m
GL2 5SF 140 m
GL2 5FZ 145 m
GL2 5SD 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 5SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5
Latitude
51.858592
Longitude
-2.257397
British National Grid easting
382,370
British National Grid northing
217,809

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
E00186362
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 004G · E01034791
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 004 · E02004639

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
38
Secondary
9

  1. Gloucestershire College

    Further education

    402 m

  2. St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    649 m

  3. Linden Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,291
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,626
  • Anti social behaviour 495
  • Shoplifting 472
  • Public order 434
  • Other theft 282

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    899 m

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    937 m

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    937 m

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    1.2 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    1.2 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    1.6 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    2.3 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    3.2 km

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84067

    3.7 km

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

    4.0 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.1 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury's Supermarket

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's Supermarket

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.1 miles

  • Llanthony Priory

    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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. Gloucestershire College is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,291 published events cover 12 months, averaging 357.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,626 events.

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