GL2 6DQ

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 5DQ 97 m
GL2 5EE 121 m
GL2 5FE 136 m
GL2 5DP 171 m
GL2 5DT 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 6DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 6
Latitude
51.837702
Longitude
-2.267147
British National Grid easting
381,690
British National Grid northing
215,488

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

Explore GL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. The Altus School

    Pupil referral unit

    439 m
  2. Grange Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    621 m
  3. Meadowside Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,089
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 463
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Public order 78
  • Other theft 73
  • Shoplifting 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    861 m

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    2.4 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    2.4 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    3.0 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    3.3 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    3.3 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    3.9 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    4.2 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Shephard Road school stop

    BCT · Lower Tuffley

    0.1 miles
  • Shephard Road school stop

    BCT · Lower Tuffley

    0.1 miles
  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles
  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles
  • Holmleigh Park

    BCT · Lower Tuffley

    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

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Altus School is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,089 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 463 events.

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