GL2 6HY

Podsmead · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 5HY 6 m
GL2 5DB 70 m
GL2 5EU 131 m
GL2 5FW 154 m
GL2 5ET 210 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 6HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 6
Latitude
51.844690
Longitude
-2.262326
British National Grid easting
382,025
British National Grid northing
216,264

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
E00113521
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 009E · E01022333
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 009 · E02004644

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Empire Way, Gloucester, GL2 6HY 1 August 2025 £350,000
Centurion Industrial Estate, Unit 1, Empire Way, Gloucester, GL2 6HY 8 July 2016 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
37
Secondary
8
  1. Hempsted Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    928 m
  2. The Crypt School

    Academy converter

    957 m
  3. Grange Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 519
  • Anti social behaviour 186
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Other theft 74
  • Public order 61

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    1.6 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    1.7 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    1.7 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    2.1 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    2.5 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    2.5 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    3.1 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    3.5 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.0 km

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84067

    4.9 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Empire Way

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles
  • Hempsted Lane

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.1 miles
  • The Anchorage

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.2 miles
  • The Forge

    BCT · Hempsted

    0.2 miles
  • Scott Avenue

    BCT · Podsmead

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 1 recorded sale in GL2 6HY. 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hempsted Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 928 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 519 events.

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