PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Gloucester

Housing in GL1 5HH

What the homes in GL1 5HH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Podsmead & Linden
Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,510 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59.5%). Flats make up 13.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

GL1 5HHEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached59.5%31.5%
Terraced21.8%23%
Purpose-built flat10.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the GL1 5HH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.7% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.

GL1 5HH
64%
31%
England
  • Owned64%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented31.4%20.5%
  • Social rented4.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL1 5HHEngland
Owned outright27.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GL1 5HHEngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.6%). 27.6% of households include dependent children.

GL1 5HHEngland
Living alone, under 6621.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.4%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 5HH (Podsmead & Linden) (about 1,510 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.

Explore

Look up another area