Affluence in GL4 8HT
How GL4 8HT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Painswick, Bisley & Eastcombe
- Council
- Stroud
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
GL4 8HTGloucester
How well off GL4 8HT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the GL4 8HT area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment1.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Crime10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
- 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
55.1% of adults in the GL4 8HT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.2% are retired and 5% are full-time students.
Social grade
49.7% of adults in the GL4 8HT area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
52.9% of adults in the GL4 8HT area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 8.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL4 8HT (Painswick, Bisley & Eastcombe) (about 1,556 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.