Gloucester

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
132,416
Households
55,407
Crime
Not available

Estimated population, mid-2025: 138,565 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

55,407
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
Not available
Crime
£256,050
Median property price · Gloucester · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,433 sales
£1,122
Average rent, September 2026
3,105
Postcodes

Sold prices in Gloucester

England & Wales
Property sales · Gloucester
HM Land Registry · Gloucester
Average price
£268,047
Median price: £256,050
Median +0.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,433 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 42 sales · avg £248,583
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£279k£264k£249k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Gloucester

England & Wales

Crime data not available: Gloucestershire Constabulary hasn't supplied data to police.uk for Feb–Aug 2026.

Demographics in Gloucester

Ethnicity

Total residents: 132,414
White Brit.78.0%
Other White5.9%
Indian3.4%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
African1.6%
+ 14 other groups · 9.0%

Religion

Total residents: 132,415
Christian47.7%
No religion39.7%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim4.7%
Hindu1.0%
+ 4 other religions · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 132,416
50–6419.5%
35–4919.4%
25–3414.1%
65–748.8%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%

Households

Total households: 55,407
One person: other18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
One person: aged 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Single family household, all members 66+8.1%
+ 9 other households · 36.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Gloucester

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.23 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.23 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Gloucester

5% of postcodes (149 of 3105) are in Flood Zone 3 and 6% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3149 (5%)
  • Zone 2192 (6%)
  • Zone 12,764 (89%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Gloucester

Gloucester is a 21-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.7 km

  • Gloucester

    Rail

    1.7 km
  • Gloucestershire Airport

    Air

    7.1 km
  • Cheltenham Spa

    Rail

    10.7 km
  • Stroud (Glos)

    Rail

    11.8 km
  • Stonehouse

    Rail

    12.0 km
  • Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway)

    Rail

    14.0 km
  • Cam & Dursley

    Rail

    17.1 km
  • Ashchurch for Tewkesbury

    Rail

    18.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Air

Amenities in Gloucester

GPs make up most of the mapped places

19 GPs · 8 Libraries · 5 Museums · 37 in all

  • GPs19
  • Libraries8
  • Museums5
  • Hospitals3
  • Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Gloucester

Average rent, September 2026

£1,122/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£748
1 bed
£976
2 bed
£1,219
3 bed
£1,663
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Gloucestershire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Gloucester is the district council. School applications go through Gloucestershire.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

Apply for a primary place via Gloucestershire

Apply on GOV.UK. It sends you to Gloucestershire's application form.

Schools in Gloucester

Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in GloucesterFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Gloucester

Coordinates51.8507, -2.2355
Postcodes
3,105
Census 2021
132,416

Estimated population, mid-2025: 138,565 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
55,407
Crime
Not available

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