GL2 6BY

Podsmead · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 5GR 120 m
GL2 5DX 143 m
GL2 5FE 166 m
GL2 5GL 167 m
GL2 5EE 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 6BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 6
Latitude
51.837800
Longitude
-2.271357
British National Grid easting
381,400
British National Grid northing
215,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Gloucester · E07000081
Electoral ward
Podsmead · E05010963
Parish or community
E43000067
Westminster constituency
Gloucester · E14001248
Output area
E00113529
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 009E · E01022333
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 009 · E02004644

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. The Altus School

    Pupil referral unit

    676 m
  2. Meadowside Primary School

    Community school

    792 m
  3. Grange Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    893 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
969
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 422
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Public order 69
  • Other theft 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 6 residents
2
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    748 m

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    2.6 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    2.6 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    3.1 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

    4.0 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    4.4 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.6 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

  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles
  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles
  • Shephard Road school stop

    BCT · Lower Tuffley

    0.2 miles
  • Shephard Road school stop

    BCT · Lower Tuffley

    0.2 miles
  • Sims Lane

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 009E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,003 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Altus School is the nearest published school at 676 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

969 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 422 events.

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