Gloucester

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 11° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:33

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

200 reported road collisions (2024)

47 killed or seriously injured · 244 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 435 rated 4–5 ★ (360 top)
• 14 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Gloucester (0.3 km)
• 86 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£240,887 average▲ 5.6% YoY

Across Gloucester · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,112 average monthly rent▲ 7.4% YoY

• 1 bed £743
• 2 bed £968
• 3 bed £1,208

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.2 times median annual pay (7.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (5.5 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

46 charging locations within ~8 km

• 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Eastgate Shopping Centre (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres8
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches54
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

132,416 residents in Gloucester · 3,267/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 138 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,356 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (29% of 60,120)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

51 schools · 23,623 pupils

34 primary · 9 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 21 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)

45inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Gloucester

684 CQC-registered services

• Care homes200
• GP practices94
• Dentists142
• Homecare agencies181
• Hospitals & hospices31

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire

• In a conservation area (City Centre)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 400 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

100 applications decided

77% granted · 77 granted, 23 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Alex McIntyre

Labour

Gloucester

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 7
• Con 10
• LD 17
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools16
• GPs & clinics12
• Pharmacies7
• Supermarkets9
• Parks & greens64
• Restaurants & cafés156

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3,019 jobs advertised · £41,104 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Technician, Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Mobile Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

£694 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,428 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 65,016 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

98% low-carbon electricity

Wind 66% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 9% · Biomass 3%

12 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gloucester:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s419 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership410 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test395 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office339 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases227 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Kings Square, Gloucester · 0.0 km

  Kings Square is a market square in Gloucester, England connecting to Kings Walk Shopping Centre, Market Parade, The Oxbode and St Aldate Street.

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  Northgate Street · 0.1 km

  Northgate Street is a street in the City of Gloucester, so named because its northern end was originally the location of the north gate in the city's walls.

• The Forum, Gloucester · 0.1 km

  The Forum is part of the Kings Quarter development in Gloucester, England. It is a 600,000 sq ft area. It will consist of forty three apartments, a four star hotel, the Gloucester Transport Hub, Cafes, Bars, a Gym, re…

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  The New Inn, Gloucester · 0.1 km

  The New Inn, 16 Northgate Street, Gloucester, England, is a timber framed building used as a public house, hotel and restaurant. It is the most complete surviving example of a medieval courtyard inn with galleries in…

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  Gloucester Transport Hub · 0.2 km

  Gloucester Transport Hub is a bus station on Station Road in Gloucester, England.

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  Kings Walk Shopping Centre · 0.2 km

  Kings Walk Shopping Centre is a single-storey indoor shopping centre in Gloucester, England. Built between 1969 and 1972, it is part of the Kings Quarter development that includes an outdoor pedestrianised area.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)