GL4 6JW

Matson, Robinswood and White City · 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
GL4
Postcode sector
GL4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL4 6JN 40 m
GL4 6JP 65 m
GL4 6JB 79 m
GL4 6JG 96 m
GL4 6JQ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL4 6JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL4
Postcode sector
GL4 6
Latitude
51.833233
Longitude
-2.219418
British National Grid easting
384,977
British National Grid northing
214,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Gloucester · E07000081
Parish or community
E43000067
Westminster constituency
Gloucester · E14001248
Output area
E00113458
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 011B · E01022320
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 011 · E02004646

Postcode source versions

Explore GL4

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Beacon Road, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6JW 31 January 2025 £231,715
26, Beacon Road, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6JW 15 November 2019 £97,600
26, Beacon Road, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6JW 29 April 2014 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
39
Secondary
9
  1. Hillside Primary School

    Academy converter

    543 m
  2. Gloucester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Heron Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
943
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 397
  • Anti social behaviour 125
  • Shoplifting 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Public order 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

26 female, 28 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.6
GL4 6 residents
11,111

Age bands in GL4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

2,281 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,221 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

3,034 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,846 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,692 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL4 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    1.4 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    2.7 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    2.8 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

    3.2 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    3.5 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    3.7 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    3.8 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    4.1 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    4.3 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    4.3 km

  • BROCKWORTH SURGERY

    ABBOTSWOOD ROAD, BROCKWORTH, GLOUCESTER, GL3 4PE

    ODS code L84084

    4.5 km

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84067

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Caledonian Road

    BCT · Matson

    0.1 miles
  • Winnycroft Lane

    BCT · Matson

    0.1 miles
  • Winnycroft Lane

    BCT · Matson

    0.1 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Matson

    0.2 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Matson

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 011B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,842 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £231,715 from 1 recorded sale in GL4 6JW. 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Hillside Primary School is the nearest published school at 543 m.

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

Recorded crime

943 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 397 events.

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