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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:49 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,551 residentsin the Central Gloucester & Hempsted census areaMedian age 34.65,557 households39% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright18% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,846 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 46% go by car, 8% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C698 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLlanthony Secunda Prioryhistoric site · under a mileBlackfriarshistoric site · 1.3 miHempstead Road Swing Bridgebridge · under a mileGroundless Poollake · 1.8 miAlney Islandisland · 1.4 miCastle Poollake · 2.1 miCole Avenue Footbridgebridge · under a mileBarge Armwater · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRobinswood Hill Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 108 haScott Avenue Open Spacepark · under a mile · 2 haGloucester Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 12 haGloucester Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 82 haHolmleigh Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haBlackbridge Community and Sports Hubsports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202520 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.9 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,684 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 28 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGloucester Royal Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryRosebank Surgery53 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyLinden Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLimes Dental Practice1.0 miPolice stationGloucester Police Station1.4 miCash machineMFG - Sparrows Wharf (MRH)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools22 primary, 6 secondary, 4 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryHempsted Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLinden Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Crypt Schoolages 11-18, 1,100 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire College1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationGloucester1.6 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester1.6 miFerrySharpness Old Docks13 miBus stops108 within a mileCar parkApcoaGloucester1.0 miEV chargingByron Avenue9 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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