GL1 postcode area guide — Gloucester

Where is GL1?

Broadband & internet speeds in GL1

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the GL1 postcode district (Gloucester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 952 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81%.

Around 0% of premises in GL1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in GL1

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Mobile signal around Gloucester

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Gloucester district (62,466 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in GL1

Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GL1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in GL1

Based on 441 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL1 is £190,000, up 2.7% on the previous year (£185,000).

Latest recorded sales in GL1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Gloucester demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Gloucester district (132,416 residents, 55,406 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around GL1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in GL1

509 rated food businesses operate in GL1. 365 hold the top rating of 5, 76 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Guild House, GL1 Cafe Freedom Leisure, Abu's Fish & Chips, Ajb Meats, Al-Ashraf Nursery And Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in GL1

From a sample of 267 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 GL1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 67% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Gloucester

Landlines around GL1 typically use:

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What's it like living in GL1?

Postcodes in GL1

Neighbouring districts

All Gloucester (GL) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.