GL2 5XB

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in October 2021

GL2 5XB	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with GL2 5XB

Rea Lane - 21 properties, USRN 15300570

Strawberry Fields - 16 properties, USRN 15302834

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 15302595

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8497 / 51°50'59"N

Longitude: -2.2726 / 2°16'21"W

UTM Reference: 30U 550104 5744575

OS Easting: 381320

OS Northing: 216827

OS Grid: SO813168

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0JT.VNK

Mapcode Global: VH94B.KRFW

Open Location Code: 9C3VRPXG+VX

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81uu73

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19357 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for GL2 5XB on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:54
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:08
Sunrise	04:55
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:13
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:32

Hours of daylight today	04:25 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:26
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	07:19
Moon Rises	22:24

For a full sun and moon calendar for GL2 5XB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL2 5XB

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
3 May 2023	12 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£355,000
17 February 2023	15 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£550,000
31 January 2023	1 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£529,950
19 December 2022	5 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£665,950
15 December 2022	3 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£529,950
2 December 2022	31 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£524,950
30 November 2022	2 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£680,000
30 November 2022	29 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£524,950
25 November 2022	25 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£522,950
21 November 2022	27 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£592,950
11 November 2022	23 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£644,950
28 October 2022	24 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£379,000
21 October 2022	26 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£395,950
21 October 2022	21 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£519,950
7 October 2022	10 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£363,000
23 September 2022	28 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£289,950
23 September 2022	30 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£295,000
16 September 2022	17 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£296,950
9 September 2022	19 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£296,950
28 July 2022	11 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£582,000
27 May 2022	9 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£450,000
13 May 2022	7 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£450,000
6 May 2022	8 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£445,000
29 April 2022	6 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£444,600
14 April 2022	4 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Detached	Freehold	£579,000
4 May 2021	12 Strawberry Fields, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5XB	Other property type	Freehold	£1,401,349

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for GL2 5XB

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Gloucester

MP

Alex McIntyre Labour

Gloucester City Council

District council ward

Westgate

Councillors

Pam Tracey Conservative

Rebecca Trimnell Liberal Democrats

Howard Hyman Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for GL2 5XB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00113590		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01022348	Gloucester 004C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01034794	Gloucester 004J	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E02004639	Gloucester 004	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05010967	Westgate	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2016	DLUHC
E07000081	Gloucester	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000013	Gloucestershire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000009	South West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001248	Gloucester	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000037	Gloucestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000209	Gloucester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33049896		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000011	Gloucestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	18 May 2011	BEIS
E38000062	NHS Gloucestershire CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000006	South West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E43000067	Gloucester, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000043	Gloucestershire	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000033	Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E58002011	Hempsted & Westgate ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63011389	Gloucester	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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