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GL2 8DE

Highnam with Haw Bridge · Tewkesbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Highnam with Haw Bridge
Local authority
Tewkesbury
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 8DB 49 m
GL2 8BZ 293 m
GL2 8BX 304 m
GL2 8BY 405 m
GL2 9NF 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 8DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8
Latitude
51.874227
Longitude
-2.273682
British National Grid easting
381,255
British National Grid northing
219,552

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Tewkesbury · E07000083
Electoral ward
Highnam with Haw Bridge · E05012073
Parish or community
E04013265
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00114119
Lower layer super output area
Tewkesbury 006D · E01022444
Middle layer super output area
Tewkesbury 006 · E02004671

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. Highnam CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. Gloucestershire College

    Further education

    1.9 km

  3. The King's School, Gloucester

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
GL2 8 residents
4,139

Age bands in GL2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

592 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

362 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

774 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,085 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,110 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL2 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

10

within 5 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    1.8 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    1.8 km

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

    2.1 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    2.5 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    2.5 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    3.2 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    3.2 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    3.4 km

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84067

    4.3 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    4.8 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

  • Horseshoe Drive

    BCT · Over

    0.1 miles

  • Horseshoe Drive

    BCT · Over

    0.2 miles

  • West End Parade

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.7 miles

  • West End Parade

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.7 miles

  • Highnam Corner

    BCT · Highnam

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tewkesbury 006D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,523 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Highnam CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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