Stock Chase, Gloucester, GL2 5HL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding GL2 5HL has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	49.5%	-2.0%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	48.5%	50.5%	2.0%	49.0%	1.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around GL2 5HL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	53.5%	56.1%	2.6%	37.9%	18.2%
Married: Opposite sex	34.6%	26.8%	-7.8%	44.2%	-17.4%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	5.1%	3.8%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	5.1%	9.6%	4.5%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	6.1%	-3.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.5%	45.2%	-6.3%	48.4%	-3.2%
Good health	38.6%	38.8%	0.2%	33.6%	5.2%
Fair health	9.1%	12.5%	3.4%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.8%	19.1%	-0.7%	18.2%	0.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	8.7%	-1.9%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.5%	14.5%	-3.0%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	5%	3.2%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.1%	14.9%	-2.2%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	26.7%	34%	7.3%	33.8%	0.2%
Other	6.5%	3.7%	-2.8%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Black African	3.3%	0.4%	-2.9%	2.5%	-2.1%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
White	88.4%	89.1%	0.7%	81.4%	7.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.8%	82%	-1.8%	83.2%	-1.2%
European Union	7.5%	6.1%	-1.4%	6.1%	0.0%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	4%	2.8%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	4.6%	3.2%	-1.4%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	5.6%	-2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.8%	81.1%	-2.7%	83.2%	-2.1%
10+ Years	4.1%	5.3%	1.2%	9.8%	-4.5%
5-10 Years	3.3%	5.7%	2.4%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	3.3%	5.7%	2.4%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	5.4%	2.1%	-3.3%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.5%	76.7%	-10.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
North Africa	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	17.1%	13.5%	3.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.7%	37.2%	13.5%
Christian	35%	46.2%	-11.2%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	3.2%	6.5%	-3.3%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is GL2 5HL dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around GL2 5HL was 132.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.9% higher than the Moreland average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

GL2 5HL has the 32nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland and the 112th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,300

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in GL2 5HL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Gloucester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Stock Chase, Gloucester, GL2 5HL

Estimated Average Property Prices for GL2 5HL

Average Price
£103,662

Semi-Detached
£103,662

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in GL2 5HL

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£17,500	1995-06-29	£103,662

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Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	107
Retired	27
Part-Time Employee	25
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Manufacturing	14
Information and communication	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Education	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Construction	3
Other	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Church of England Primary School New Street , GL1 5BD	3out of 4	1,068 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hempsted Church of England Primary School St Swithun's Road , Hempsted GL2 5LH	4out of 4	1,613 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Linden Primary School Linden Road , GL1 5HU	3out of 4	1,646 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School Guinea Street , GL1 3BN	4out of 4	1,821 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tredworth Junior School Tredworth Road , GL1 4QG	3out of 4	1,922 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Denmark Road High School Denmark Road , GL1 3JN	4out of 4	2,197 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ribston Hall High School Stroud Road , GL1 5LE	3out of 4	2,287 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Crypt School Podsmead Road , GL2 5AE	4out of 4	2,813 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gloucester Academy Painswick Road , GL4 6RN	- not rated	3,611 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barnwood Park School St Lawrence Road , Barnwood GL4 3QU	3out of 4	3,829 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The King's School, Gloucester Pitt Street , GL1 2BG	- not rated	1,361 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls Sinope Street , GL1 4AW	- not rated	1,796 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al Ashraf Primary School Al Ashraf Cultural Centre , Stratton Road GL1 4HB	- not rated	1,891 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edward Jenner School The Elms , 44 London Road GL1 3NZ	- not rated	1,903 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire Wotton House , Horton Road GL1 3PR	- not rated	2,562 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gloucestershire College	Llanthony Road Gloucester	188 yd
Gloucestershire College Day Nursery - My Ohana	Day Nursery Gloucestershire College Llanthony Road Gloucester	188 yd
Intoplay Day Nursery	Intoplay @ The Quays 24 Llanthony Road Gloucester	191 yd
The High Orchard	The High Orchard St Ann Way Gloucester	246 yd
Cater Cater Ltd	6 Spinnaker Road Gloucester	340 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lord High Constable Of England	The Docks Gloucester	570 yd
Baker Street	230 Southgate Street Gloucester	602 yd
Whitesmith Arms	Whitesmiths Arms 81 Southgate Street Gloucester	637 yd
Gordon League Rugby Football Club	Gordon League Rugby Football Club Hempsted Lane Gloucester	805 yd
Robert Raikes	Robert Raikes House 38 Southgate Street Gloucester	902 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
On Toast	15 Severn Road Gloucester	419 yd
Pizza Pizza	Pizza Pizza 150 Southgate Street Gloucester	597 yd
Flames Kebab House	95 - 97 Southgate Street Gloucester	626 yd
Quayside Grill	79 Southgate Street Gloucester	644 yd
Papa John's Pizza	5 - 7 Stroud Road Gloucester	818 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	St Ann Way Gloucester	387 yd
Aldi	Unit 1 Clifton Road Gloucester	795 yd
Tesco	21 - 25 Southgate Street Gloucester	927 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fielding And Platts (Closed) Sudmeadow Road	grass pitches	370 yd
The Gym (Gloucester) GLOUCESTER QUAYS DESIGNER OUTLET GLOUCESTER QUAYS DESIGNER OUTLET ST ANN WAY	health and fitness suite	379 yd
Meadow Park / Gloucester Football Club SPINNAKER ROAD	grass pitches	380 yd
School Of The Lion (Closed) Spa Road		740 yd
Gloucester All Blues Rfc CASTLE MEADS WAY	grass pitches	769 yd
Gloucester City Winget Cricket Club SPA ROAD	grass pitches	846 yd
Georges Gym (Closed) Hempsted Lane	health and fitness suite	926 yd
Gordon League Rugby Football Club HEMPSTED LANE	grass pitches	930 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of GL2 5HL