Affluence in GL4 5UG
How GL4 5UG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbeymead & Abbeydale
- Council
- Gloucester
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
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How well off GL4 5UG is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the GL4 5UG area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Income9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62.6% of adults in the GL4 5UG area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 24.9% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
40.9% of adults in the GL4 5UG area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
33.3% of adults in the GL4 5UG area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 10.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL4 5UG (Abbeymead & Abbeydale) (about 1,717 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.