Affluence in GL4 5YD
How GL4 5YD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbeymead & Abbeydale
- Council
- Gloucester
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
GL4 5YDGloucester
How well off GL4 5YD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the GL4 5YD 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.
- Education and skills7.0
- Employment8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Income9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Crime10.0
- Living environment10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.1% of adults in the GL4 5YD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 35.3% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.6% of adults in the GL4 5YD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
23.2% of adults in the GL4 5YD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 18.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL4 5YD (Abbeymead & Abbeydale) (about 1,529 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.