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GL3

UK postcode district

Part of Gloucester

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,347
Current units
1,073
Coordinate coverage
98%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
274

Postcode sectors in GL3

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
20,733 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
97, Oldbury Orchard, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2NX 23 July 2026 £365,000
7, Holtham Avenue, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2AR 17 July 2026 £295,000
29, Peregrine Road, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4ZE 14 July 2026 £312,990

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,220
Months covered
8
Latest month
May 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 551
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Other theft 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Public order 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

GL3 usual residents
34,869
Age-profile population
35,188

Age bands in GL3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.3%
6,425 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.5%
3,359 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.6%
9,356 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.2%
8,881 residents
Age 65 and over
20.4%
7,167 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,022 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 792 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 742 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • BROCKWORTH SURGERY

    ABBOTSWOOD ROAD, BROCKWORTH, GLOUCESTER, GL3 4PE

    ODS code L84084

  • CHURCHDOWN SURGERY

    PARTON ROAD, CHURCHDOWN, GLOUCESTER, GL3 2JH

    ODS code L84047

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 4,123 recorded sales in GL3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tewkesbury is £329,883 in June 2026, up 5.9% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,220 published events cover 8 months, averaging 153 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 551 events.

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