GL2 8YD

Highnam with Haw Bridge · Tewkesbury · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tewkesbury
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 8DW 200 m
GL2 8DN 257 m
GL2 8DQ 475 m
GL2 8FJ 537 m
GL2 8FH 550 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 8YD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 8
Latitude
51.876814
Longitude
-2.307502
British National Grid easting
378,928
British National Grid northing
219,849

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Tewkesbury · E07000083
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
13
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Highnam CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Churcham Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km
  3. Hartpury College

    Further education

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ALNEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L84606

    1.0 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    4.0 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    4.0 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    4.7 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Green

    BCT · Highnam

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Highnam

    0.3 miles
  • Stores

    BCT · Highnam

    0.4 miles
  • Stores

    BCT · Highnam

    0.5 miles
  • Holy Innocents' Church

    BCT · Highnam

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Highnam CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

53 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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