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Affluence in Gloucester

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

Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Population
123,597 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Gloucester is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Gloucester scores 5.5 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.5/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 73 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.4
  • Health and disability4.6
  • Crime4.7
  • Employment5.3
  • Children in low-income families5.4
  • Income5.5
  • Older people in low-income households5.8
  • Living environment6.6
  • Barriers to housing and services7.3
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£50,304
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
42%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

58.3% of adults in Gloucester are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.4% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.

GloucesterEngland
Employee, full-time37%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.8%11.9%
Self-employed7.4%9.5%
Unemployed2.5%2.9%
Full-time student7.1%7.9%
Retired20.4%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%4.1%
Other3.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

29.2% of adults in Gloucester work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

GloucesterEngland
Higher managerial & professional9.9%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional19.3%19.9%
Intermediate13.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.3%5.3%
Semi-routine14.4%11.3%
Routine13.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.9%8.5%
Full-time students6.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

27.3% of adults in Gloucester hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.8% have no qualifications.

GloucesterEngland
Degree level or above27.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.3%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%
No qualifications18.8%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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