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Postcode district · Gloucester

Affluence in GL4

How GL4 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Population
66,470 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off GL4 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, GL4 scores 6.3 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.3/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 40 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills5.2
  • Crime5.4
  • Health and disability5.6
  • Employment6.1
  • Children in low-income families6.1
  • Income6.4
  • Barriers to housing and services6.8
  • Older people in low-income households6.8
  • Living environment7.8
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£53,893
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
52%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

59.9% of adults in GL4 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.7% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

GL4England
Employee, full-time37%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.3%11.9%
Self-employed8.5%9.5%
Unemployed2.1%2.9%
Full-time student5.1%7.9%
Retired22.7%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.8%4.1%
Other2.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

32.7% of adults in GL4 work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

GL4England
Higher managerial & professional12%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.8%19.9%
Intermediate13.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.1%5.3%
Semi-routine13.8%11.3%
Routine12.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.7%8.5%
Full-time students5%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

29% of adults in GL4 hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.5% have no qualifications.

GL4England
Degree level or above29%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.9%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.2%5.3%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%
No qualifications17.5%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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