GL4 8BQ

Abbeydale · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL4 5JT 41 m
GL4 5JZ 79 m
GL4 5JU 86 m
GL4 5UJ 125 m
GL4 5UL 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL4 8BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL4
Postcode sector
GL4 8
Latitude
51.837781
Longitude
-2.200311
British National Grid easting
386,295
British National Grid northing
215,482

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Gloucester · E07000081
Electoral ward
Abbeydale · E05010950
Parish or community
E43000067
Westminster constituency
Gloucester · E14001248
Output area
E00113251
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 010B · E01022277
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 010 · E02004645

Postcode source versions

Explore GL4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Elmcroft, The Wheatridge, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 8BQ 2 June 1995 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
9
  1. Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    544 m
  2. Heron Primary School

    Foundation school

    810 m
  3. Abbeymead Primary School

    Community school

    958 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
991
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 415
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Shoplifting 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Burglary 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL4 8 residents
2,470

Age bands in GL4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

382 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

204 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

479 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

768 residents

Age 65 and over
30.5%

804 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

11

within 5 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    496 m

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84014

    2.2 km

  • BROCKWORTH SURGERY

    ABBOTSWOOD ROAD, BROCKWORTH, GLOUCESTER, GL3 4PE

    ODS code L84084

    3.1 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    3.3 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    3.4 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    3.6 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    4.0 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    4.3 km

  • LONGLEVENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84067

    4.3 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    4.7 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Simpson's Orchard

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.1 miles
  • Georgian Close school stop

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.1 miles
  • Georgian Close

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.1 miles
  • Staites Orchard

    BCT · Upton St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • The Wheatridge East School Stop

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 010B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,524 of 33,755

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

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 544 m.

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

Recorded crime

991 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 415 events.

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