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Postcode district · Gloucester

Affluence in GL1

How GL1 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Population
52,589 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off GL1 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, GL1 scores 3.3 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (2.9 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.3/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 29 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Crime2.9
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Income3.8
  • Employment3.8
  • Children in low-income families3.9
  • Living environment4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.2
  • Barriers to housing and services6.7
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£46,004
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
30%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

56.3% of adults in GL1 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 16.1% are retired and 9.9% are full-time students.

GL1England
Employee, full-time36%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.9%
Self-employed7.1%9.5%
Unemployed3.2%2.9%
Full-time student9.9%7.9%
Retired16.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.5%4.1%
Other4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

25.5% of adults in GL1 work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

GL1England
Higher managerial & professional8.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.3%19.9%
Intermediate11.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6%5.3%
Semi-routine14.6%11.3%
Routine15.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.8%8.5%
Full-time students9.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

27.4% of adults in GL1 hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 20.3% have no qualifications.

GL1England
Degree level or above27.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.5%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.3%
Other qualifications3.3%2.8%
No qualifications20.3%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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