GL4 5UP postcode in Gloucester, Gloucestershire

GL4 5UP is a postcode in Gloucester, in the Abbeymead ward. It is in the Gloucester parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since December 1995.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Gloucester: 95% Typical price £315,000 Homes sold in GL4 5, last 12 months. ▲ 5% on the year before Nearest station Gloucester 3.5 km in a straight line

Where GL4 5UP is, and what is near it

Map of GL4 5UP and what is near it Map of GL4 5UP: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the GL4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GL4 5BA: also in GL4 5GL4 5BH: also in GL4 5GL4 5BJ: also in GL4 5GL4 5BL: also in GL4 5GL4 5BN: also in GL4 5GL4 5BS: also in GL4 5GL4 5BW: also in GL4 5GL4 5BZ: also in GL4 5GL4 5DD: also in GL4 5GL4 5DY: also in GL4 5GL4 5EA: also in GL4 5GL4 5EB: also in GL4 5GL4 5ED: also in GL4 5GL4 5EE: also in GL4 5GL4 5EF: also in GL4 5GL4 5EG: also in GL4 5GL4 5EH: also in GL4 5GL4 5EJ: also in GL4 5GL4 5EZ: also in GL4 5GL4 5FB: also in GL4 5GL4 5FD: also in GL4 5GL4 5FF: also in GL4 5GL4 5FG: also in GL4 5GL4 5FP: also in GL4 5GL4 5FQ: also in GL4 5GL4 5FS: also in GL4 5GL4 5FW: also in GL4 5GL4 5FY: also in GL4 5GL4 5GA: also in GL4 5GL4 5GB: also in GL4 5GL4 5GD: also in GL4 5GL4 5GE: also in GL4 5GL4 5GF: also in GL4 5GL4 5GH: also in GL4 5GL4 5GJ: also in GL4 5GL4 5GL: also in GL4 5GL4 5GN: also in GL4 5GL4 5GR: also in GL4 5GL4 5GW: also in GL4 5GL4 5GX: also in GL4 5GL4 5GY: also in GL4 5GL4 5GZ: also in GL4 5GL4 5HA: also in GL4 5GL4 5HR: also in GL4 5GL4 5JD: also in GL4 5GL4 5JE: also in GL4 5GL4 5JQ: also in GL4 5GL4 5LB: also in GL4 5GL4 5LF: also in GL4 5GL4 5LG: also in GL4 5GL4 5SG: also in GL4 5GL4 5SL: also in GL4 5GL4 5SQ: also in GL4 5GL4 5SX: also in GL4 5GL4 5SZ: also in GL4 5GL4 5TA: also in GL4 5GL4 5TB: also in GL4 5GL4 5TD: also in GL4 5GL4 5TE: also in GL4 5GL4 5TF: also in GL4 5GL4 5TH: also in GL4 5GL4 5TN: also in GL4 5GL4 5TP: also in GL4 5GL4 5TQ: also in GL4 5GL4 5TR: also in GL4 5GL4 5TS: also in GL4 5GL4 5TT: also in GL4 5GL4 5TU: also in GL4 5GL4 5TW: also in GL4 5GL4 5TX: also in GL4 5GL4 5TY: also in GL4 5GL4 5UB: also in GL4 5GL4 5UQ: also in GL4 5GL4 5UR: also in GL4 5GL4 5US: also in GL4 5GL4 5UT: also in GL4 5GL4 5UU: also in GL4 5GL4 5UW: also in GL4 5GL4 5UX: also in GL4 5GL4 5UY: also in GL4 5GL4 5UZ: also in GL4 5GL4 5WD: also in GL4 5GL4 5WE: also in GL4 5GL4 5WF: also in GL4 5GL4 5WH: also in GL4 5GL4 5WJ: also in GL4 5GL4 5WL: also in GL4 5GL4 5WN: also in GL4 5GL4 5WP: also in GL4 5GL4 5WQ: also in GL4 5GL4 5WR: also in GL4 5GL4 5XG: also in GL4 5GL4 5XH: also in GL4 5GL4 5XJ: also in GL4 5GL4 5YG: also in GL4 5GL4 5YH: also in GL4 5GL4 5YJ: also in GL4 5GL4 5YN: also in GL4 5GL4 5YP: also in GL4 5GL4 5YQ: also in GL4 5GL4 5YS: also in GL4 5GL4 5YT: also in GL4 5GL4 5YW: also in GL4 5 Gloucester Academy 1.9 kmBrockworth Surgery 2.7 kmGloucester station 3.5 kmCheltenham Spa station 8.4 kmAbbeymead GL4 5UP Map of GL4 5UP and what is near it Map of GL4 5UP: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the GL4 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Gloucester Academy 1.9 kmGloucester station 3.5 kmAbbeymead GL4 5UP
  • GL4 5UP
  • Other postcodes in GL4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.8496, longitude -2.1949)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL4 5UP?

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 GL4 5UP?

Every home and business at GL4 5UP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Gloucester: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Gloucester: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Gloucester.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 GL4 5UP?

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 GL4 5UP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL4 5UP.

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 GL4 5UP: 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 GL4 5UP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL4 5UP?

Homes in GL4 5 sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£315,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £406,500 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole GL4 district: a typical £270,000 from 501 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 GL4 5UP

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in GL4 5UP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 July 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 GL4 5UP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around GL4 5UP. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (76%). 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 GL4 5UP

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 £3,403 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,094.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (8%)£1,571
Band Babout 140 (24%)£1,832
Band Cabout 150 (25%)£2,094
Band Dabout 90 (15%)£2,356
Band Eabout 110 (19%)£2,879
Band Fabout 50 (8%)£3,403
Band Gwithheld£3,926
Band Hfewer than 5£4,712

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 76% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 GL4 5UP is in (ONS area E01022306), 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 GL4 5UP?

The nearest open schools to GL4 5UP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL4 5UP, 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 GL4 5UP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL4 5UP is Gloucester Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Gloucester Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Cheltenham Spa Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near GL4 5UP, 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 GL4 5UP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL4 5UP, 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 GL4 5UP?

1 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL4 5UP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk
  • Morrisons Gloucester Abbeydale Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • Custodian Capital (FarmFoods, Denmans, Charging point · 4 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 75 kW 2.0 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 GL4 5UP?

The nearest to the centre of GL4 5UP, 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 GL4 5UP?

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 GL4 5UP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL4 5UP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 GL4 5UP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL4 5UP, 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 GL4 5UP?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL4 5UP 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 GL4 5UP in a conservation area?

The centre of GL4 5UP 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 GL4 5UP?

Police.uk records 112 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL4 5UP 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 offences47 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Drugs6 reports

Also: public order 5, other theft 5, other crime 3, burglary 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 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 GL4 5UP

Ward
Abbeymead
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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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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