GL2 5FE postcode in Gloucester, Gloucestershire

GL2 5FE is a postcode in Gloucester, in the Podsmead ward. It is in the Gloucester parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since December 1995.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 2 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at GL2 5FE can get it Across Gloucester: 95% Typical price £265,000 Homes sold in GL2 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Gloucester 3.8 km in a straight line

Where GL2 5FE is, and what is near it

Map of GL2 5FE and what is near it Map of GL2 5FE: its centre point, with the 165 other postcodes in the GL2 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GL2 5AA: also in GL2 5GL2 5AB: also in GL2 5GL2 5AD: also in GL2 5GL2 5AE: also in GL2 5GL2 5AF: also in GL2 5GL2 5AG: also in GL2 5GL2 5AH: also in GL2 5GL2 5AJ: also in GL2 5GL2 5AL: also in GL2 5GL2 5AN: also in GL2 5GL2 5AP: also in GL2 5GL2 5AQ: also in GL2 5GL2 5AR: also in GL2 5GL2 5AS: also in GL2 5GL2 5AT: also in GL2 5GL2 5AU: also in GL2 5GL2 5AW: also in GL2 5GL2 5AX: also in GL2 5GL2 5AY: also in GL2 5GL2 5AZ: also in GL2 5GL2 5BA: also in GL2 5GL2 5BB: also in GL2 5GL2 5BD: also in GL2 5GL2 5BE: also in GL2 5GL2 5BG: also in GL2 5GL2 5BH: also in GL2 5GL2 5BJ: also in GL2 5GL2 5BL: also in GL2 5GL2 5BN: also in GL2 5GL2 5BP: also in GL2 5GL2 5BQ: also in GL2 5GL2 5BS: also in GL2 5GL2 5BT: also in GL2 5GL2 5BW: also in GL2 5GL2 5DA: also in GL2 5GL2 5DB: also in GL2 5GL2 5DD: also in GL2 5GL2 5DE: also in GL2 5GL2 5DF: also in GL2 5GL2 5DH: also in GL2 5GL2 5DL: also in GL2 5GL2 5DN: also in GL2 5GL2 5DP: also in GL2 5GL2 5DQ: also in GL2 5GL2 5DR: also in GL2 5GL2 5DS: also in GL2 5GL2 5DT: also in GL2 5GL2 5DX: also in GL2 5GL2 5EA: also in GL2 5GL2 5EE: also in GL2 5GL2 5EF: also in GL2 5GL2 5EJ: also in GL2 5GL2 5EL: also in GL2 5GL2 5EN: also in GL2 5GL2 5EP: also in GL2 5GL2 5ET: also in GL2 5GL2 5EU: also in GL2 5GL2 5EX: also in GL2 5GL2 5EY: also in GL2 5GL2 5FA: also in GL2 5GL2 5FF: also in GL2 5GL2 5FG: also in GL2 5GL2 5FH: also in GL2 5GL2 5FJ: also in GL2 5GL2 5FL: also in GL2 5GL2 5FN: also in GL2 5GL2 5FP: also in GL2 5GL2 5FQ: also in GL2 5GL2 5FS: also in GL2 5GL2 5FT: also in GL2 5GL2 5FW: also in GL2 5GL2 5FX: also in GL2 5GL2 5FY: also in GL2 5GL2 5GA: also in GL2 5GL2 5GB: also in GL2 5GL2 5GD: also in GL2 5GL2 5GE: also in GL2 5GL2 5GF: also in GL2 5GL2 5GG: also in GL2 5GL2 5GH: also in GL2 5GL2 5GJ: also in GL2 5GL2 5GL: also in GL2 5GL2 5GN: also in GL2 5GL2 5GR: also in GL2 5GL2 5GS: also in GL2 5GL2 5GT: also in GL2 5GL2 5GU: also in GL2 5GL2 5GW: also in GL2 5GL2 5GX: also in GL2 5GL2 5GZ: also in GL2 5GL2 5HA: also in GL2 5GL2 5HP: also in GL2 5GL2 5HW: also in GL2 5GL2 5HX: also in GL2 5GL2 5HY: also in GL2 5GL2 5JJ: also in GL2 5GL2 5JN: also in GL2 5GL2 5JP: also in GL2 5GL2 5JR: also in GL2 5GL2 5JS: also in GL2 5GL2 5JT: also in GL2 5GL2 5JU: also in GL2 5GL2 5JW: also in GL2 5GL2 5JX: also in GL2 5GL2 5JY: also in GL2 5GL2 5JZ: also in GL2 5GL2 5LA: also in GL2 5GL2 5LD: also in GL2 5GL2 5LE: also in GL2 5GL2 5LF: also in GL2 5GL2 5LG: also in GL2 5GL2 5LH: also in GL2 5GL2 5LJ: also in GL2 5GL2 5LL: also in GL2 5GL2 5LN: also in GL2 5GL2 5LP: also in GL2 5GL2 5LQ: also in GL2 5GL2 5LR: also in GL2 5GL2 5LU: also in GL2 5GL2 5LW: also in GL2 5GL2 5LX: also in GL2 5GL2 5LZ: also in GL2 5GL2 5NA: also in GL2 5GL2 5NB: also in GL2 5GL2 5NL: also in GL2 5GL2 5XA: also in GL2 5GL2 5XB: also in GL2 5GL2 5XD: also in GL2 5GL2 5XE: also in GL2 5GL2 5XF: also in GL2 5GL2 5YB: also in GL2 5GL2 5YD: also in GL2 5 Stonehouse station 10.2 kmWestgate GL2 5FE Map of GL2 5FE and what is near it Map of GL2 5FE: its centre point, with the 165 other postcodes in the GL2 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 2.5 kmStonehouse station 10.2 kmWestgate GL2 5FE
  • GL2 5FE
  • Other postcodes in GL2 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8374, longitude -2.2690)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL2 5FE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GL2 5FE?

Every home and business at GL2 5FE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

GL2 5FE 100% Gloucester 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

GL2 5FE 100% Gloucester Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at GL2 5FE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Gloucester City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Gloucester City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GL2 5FE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at GL2 5FE. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

2 homes and businesses at GL2 5FE Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Gloucester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL2 5FE: 3,453 properties in Gloucester are at high risk (5.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Gloucester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of GL2 5FE is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 21:59 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 21:59 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL2 5FE?

Homes in GL2 5 sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£265,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £415,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £237,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £97,500 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL2 district: a typical £295,000 from 764 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in GL2 5FE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in GL2 5FE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near GL2 5FE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around GL2 5FE. Over half of them (70%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (64%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL2 5FE

Band D in Gloucester for 2026‑27: £2,356. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,571 (band A) to £2,094 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,571.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 510 (70%)£1,571
Band Babout 150 (21%)£1,832
Band Cabout 70 (10%)£2,094
Band Dwithheld£2,356
Band Efewer than 5£2,879
Band Fwithheld£3,403
Band Gfewer than 5£3,926
Band Hfewer than 5£4,712

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 64% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Gloucester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL2 5FE is in (ONS area E01022333), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GL2 5FE?

The nearest open schools to GL2 5FE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL2 5FE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to GL2 5FE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL2 5FE is Gloucester Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Gloucester Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Stonehouse Rail Station Railway station 10.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Shephard Road, 149 m away.

More stations near GL2 5FE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near GL2 5FE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL2 5FE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GL2 5FE?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL2 5FE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.3 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • Severn Vale School Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL2 5FE?

The nearest to the centre of GL2 5FE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GL2 5FE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GL2 5FE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL2 5FE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Tomlen Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01452 528264 650 mWalk
  • Foxmount Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01452 767663 700 mWalk
  • The Padova Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2024 · Phone 01452 883764 900 mWalk

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GL2 5FE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL2 5FE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GL2 5FE?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL2 5FE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GL2 5FE in a conservation area?

The centre of GL2 5FE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GL2 5FE?

Police.uk records 153 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL2 5FE in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them.

Violence and sexual offences60 reports
Anti-social behaviour38 reports
Public order12 reports
Burglary9 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports

Also: other theft 8, shoplifting 3, bicycle theft 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for GL2 5FE

Ward
Podsmead
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Gloucester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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