GL Postcode Area for the Gloucester Region

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This section of the site is all about the GL Postcode area, also known as the Gloucester Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as GL1.

Detailed map of GL Gloucester Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the GL Area
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Map of the GL Gloucester Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the GL Postcode

GL Area Statistics
Width from East to West 46.92 mi
Height from North to South 42.87 mi
Area of GL 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 50.36 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 274.83 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 27
Number of Postcode Sectors 112
Number of Post Towns 28
Number of Postcodes 21,118
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The GL postcode area represents a group of 27 postal districts in the Gloucester area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters g and l in GLoucester. The area has a population of 605,821 and covers an area of 2,799,705 hectares. Fun fact: 0.93% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Gloucestershire (98.31%), Worcestershire (1.01%), Oxfordshire (0.31%), Warwickshire (0.23%), Wiltshire (0.07%), Herefordshire (0.06%), Gwent (0.00%), Shropshire (0.00%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

GLOUCESTER
GL1 GloucestershireGL2 GloucestershireGL3 GloucestershireGL4 GloucestershireGL19 Gloucestershire (88%), Worcestershire (11%)
STROUD
GL5 GloucestershireGL6 Gloucestershire
CIRENCESTER
GL7 Gloucestershire (95%), Oxfordshire (3%)
FAIRFORD
GL7 Gloucestershire (95%), Oxfordshire (3%)
LECHLADE
GL7 Gloucestershire (95%), Oxfordshire (3%)
TETBURY
GL8 Gloucestershire
BADMINTON
GL9 Gloucestershire (98%), Wiltshire (1%)
STONEHOUSE
GL10 Gloucestershire
DURSLEY
GL11 Gloucestershire
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE
GL12 Gloucestershire
BERKELEY
GL13 Gloucestershire
CINDERFORD
GL14 Gloucestershire
MITCHELDEAN
GL14 GloucestershireGL17 Gloucestershire
NEWNHAM
GL14 Gloucestershire
WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN
GL14 Gloucestershire
BLAKENEY
GL15 Gloucestershire
LYDNEY
GL15 Gloucestershire
COLEFORD
GL16 Gloucestershire
DRYBROOK
GL17 Gloucestershire
LONGHOPE
GL17 Gloucestershire
LYDBROOK
GL17 Gloucestershire
RUARDEAN
GL17 Gloucestershire
DYMOCK
GL18 Gloucestershire (97%), Herefordshire (2%)
NEWENT
GL18 Gloucestershire (97%), Herefordshire (2%)
TEWKESBURY
GL20 Gloucestershire (81%), Worcestershire (18%)
CHELTENHAM
GL50 GloucestershireGL51 GloucestershireGL52 GloucestershireGL53 GloucestershireGL54 Gloucestershire
CHIPPING CAMPDEN
GL55 Gloucestershire
MORETON-IN-MARSH
GL56 Gloucestershire (89%), Oxfordshire (1%), Warwickshire (8%)

Where is the GL Postcode Area?

The GL Gloucester Postcode is in the South West England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: CV - Coventry, WR - Worcester, SN - Swindon, OX - Oxford, NP - Newport, HR - Hereford and BS - Bristol, It also borders The Bristol Channel,


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is GL54 and the most urban is GL1.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
GL54 472,573,225 2,644,991 0.56%
GL9 51,075,326 287,656 0.56%
GL8 123,483,610 882,139 0.71%
GL56 144,533,543 1,096,836 0.76%
GL7 418,103,920 3,740,004 0.89%
GL19 147,374,019 1,328,731 0.90%
GL55 58,796,905 526,615 0.90%
GL18 87,386,275 949,950 1.09%
GL12 110,680,887 1,250,471 1.13%
GL13 63,032,126 718,320 1.14%
GL15 118,464,725 1,639,859 1.38%
GL6 128,265,815 1,830,427 1.43%
GL14 77,547,564 1,215,033 1.57%
GL17 57,024,547 943,547 1.65%
GL16 56,534,134 955,742 1.69%
GL20 128,402,025 2,492,419 1.94%
GL11 57,190,683 1,115,451 1.95%
GL53 53,347,219 1,211,331 2.27%
GL2 165,363,954 3,897,519 2.36%
GL10 53,041,546 1,290,529 2.43%
GL52 50,326,018 2,244,485 4.46%
GL4 50,443,081 2,268,281 4.50%
GL51 51,851,637 2,613,474 5.04%
GL3 33,853,362 1,849,643 5.46%
GL5 25,743,067 1,611,510 6.26%
GL50 7,355,061 1,060,008 14.41%
GL1 7,851,159 1,697,525 21.62%
Total 2,799,645,433 (m²) 43,362,496 (m²) 1.55%
Map of the GL Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of GL in relation to other areas

There are 22 towns within the Gloucester postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the GL
Map of Posttowns in the GL Postal Area
Area of the GL postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 2,799,705²
Miles 10,810²
Feet 301,357,446,495²
Kilometres 27,997²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Bourton On The Water Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Cheltenham Delivery Office
  • Chipping Campden Delivery Office
  • Cinderford Delivery Office
  • Cirencester Delivery Office
  • Coleford Delivery Office
  • Dursley Delivery Office
  • Fairford Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Frampton On Severn Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Gloucester Central Delivery Office
  • Gloucester North Delivery Office
  • Gloucester South Delivery Office
  • Lechlade Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Longhope (gl) Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lydney Delivery Office
  • Mitcheldean Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Moreton In Marsh Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Newent Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Northleach Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Stow On The Wold Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Stroud Delivery Office
  • Tetbury Delivery Office
  • Tewkesbury Delivery Office
  • Winchcombe Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Wotton Under Edge Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

CV
WR
SN
OX
NP
HR
BS

Councils within the GL Area

Councils within the GL area
Stroud District (4118 postcodes)
Cheltenham District (B) (3861 postcodes)
Cotswold District (3509 postcodes)
Gloucester District (B) (3061 postcodes)
Forest of Dean District (2993 postcodes)
Tewkesbury District (B) (2856 postcodes)
South Gloucestershire (320 postcodes)
Wychavon District (141 postcodes)
Malvern Hills District (94 postcodes)
West Oxfordshire District (71 postcodes)
Stratford-on-Avon District (60 postcodes)
Wiltshire (17 postcodes)
County of Herefordshire (15 postcodes)
Vale of White Horse District (1 postcodes)
Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire (1 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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