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Housing in GL1 3EA

What the homes in GL1 3EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingsholm & Wotton
Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,301 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (61.6%). Flats make up 75.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

GL1 3EAEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached5%31.5%
Terraced16.7%23%
Purpose-built flat61.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.1% of households in the GL1 3EA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14% own outright and 12.1% with a mortgage.

GL1 3EA
26%
42%
31%
England
  • Owned26.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented41.6%20.5%
  • Social rented30.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL1 3EAEngland
Owned outright14%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council11.2%8.3%
From a housing association19.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 58.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL1 3EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (43.3%). 14.6% of households include dependent children.

GL1 3EAEngland
Living alone, under 6643.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Gloucester

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gloucester (August 2026, +7.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GloucesterEngland
All homes£1,116£1,459
One bedroom£745£1,195
Two bedrooms£971£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,213£1,489
Four or more£1,655£2,161
Detached£1,565£1,640
Semi-detached£1,216£1,449
Terraced£1,125£1,435
Flat or maisonette£850£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL1 3EA (Kingsholm & Wotton) (about 2,301 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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