Southern Avenue, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding GL4 0AA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	49.1%	49.4%	0.3%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	50.9%	50.6%	-0.3%	49.0%	1.6%

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 vicinity of GL4 0AA there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 61.7% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	17.2%	22.7%	5.5%	37.9%	-15.2%
Married: Opposite sex	68.2%	61.7%	-6.5%	44.2%	17.5%
Separated	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	4.6%	5.3%	0.7%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	9.2%	9.9%	0.7%	6.1%	3.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.1%	46.8%	5.7%	48.4%	-1.6%
Good health	45.1%	38.3%	-6.8%	33.6%	4.7%
Fair health	12%	10.4%	-1.6%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	1.1%	3.8%	2.7%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	15.9%	12.8%	-3.1%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.9%	10.3%	4.4%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.6%	12.8%	-4.8%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	7.9%	8.2%	0.3%	5.3%	2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	22.4%	9.0%	16.9%	5.5%
Degree or Similar	35.1%	31%	-4.1%	33.8%	-2.8%
Other	4.2%	2.5%	-1.7%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0.4%	7%	6.6%	3.1%	3.9%
Pakistani	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	1.0%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.1%
White	92%	88.6%	-3.4%	81.4%	7.2%
Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.3% 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	92.7%	88.3%	-4.4%	83.2%	5.1%
European Union	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	6.1%	-4.8%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	6.6%	4.8%	5.6%	1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92%	88.9%	-3.1%	83.2%	5.7%
10+ Years	1.1%	8.3%	7.2%	9.8%	-1.5%
5-10 Years	0%	2.2%	2.2%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	2.2%	0.6%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	4.7%	0%	-4.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87%	76.7%	10.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	67.8%	46.2%	21.6%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Muslim	0.6%	6.5%	-5.9%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Southern Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southern Avenue was 32.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.8% lower than the Tuffley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southern Avenue has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Tuffley and the 125th lowest crime rate of 407 local areas in Gloucester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -78.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,600

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in GL4 0AA, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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

Average property prices on Southern Avenue are based on 16 property sales since the beginning of 1995. 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 Southern Avenue, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AA

Estimated Average Property Prices for GL4 0AA

Average Price
£429,440

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£429,440

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southern Avenue

Average Price
£492,084

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£492,084

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southern AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Southern Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Detached, an established residential building	£390,000	2016-10-14	£563,271
14 Southern Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Detached, an established residential building	£195,000	2003-02-07	£433,286
2 Southern Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Detached, an established residential building	£128,000	1999-09-17	£532,543
8 Southern Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Detached, an established residential building	£72,500	1996-11-15	£404,959
12 Southern Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Detached, an established residential building	£60,000	1996-11-13	£335,138

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for GL4 0AA

Employment

GL4 0AA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in GL4 0AA area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 38% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	106
Full-Time Employee	64
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	6
Unemployed	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	18
Construction	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	8
Information and communication	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Calton Junior School Calton Road , GL1 5ET	- not rated	813 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Calton Primary School Calton Road , GL1 5ET	2out of 4	849 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Calton Primary School Calton Road , GL1 5ET	- not rated	849 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary Academy Holmleigh Road , Tuffley GL4 0RW	- not rated	1,271 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Holmleigh Road , Tuffley GL4 0RW	- not rated	1,271 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Crypt School Podsmead Road , GL2 5AE	4out of 4	547 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Crypt School Podsmead , GL2 5AE	- not rated	547 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Ribston Hall High School Stroud Road , GL1 5LE	- not rated	794 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ribston Hall High School Stroud Road , GL1 5LE	3out of 4	794 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Linden Secondary School Linden Road , GL1 5HU	- not rated	1,348 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gloucestershire College Llanthony Road , GL2 5JQ	- not rated	2,831 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Altus School Russet House , 35 Russet Close GL4 0RQ	3out of 4	1,545 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn School Matson House , Matson GL4 6DY	- not rated	1,637 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belong School Gloucestershire Wild Goose Lodge , Shepherds Patch GL2 7BP	- not rated	2,120 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Valley Bridge School Church Lane , Whaddon GL4 0UF	- not rated	2,120 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wynstones Church Lane , Whaddon GL4 0UF	- not rated	2,153 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pembury	9 Pembury Road Gloucester	215 yd
Westbourne Nursing Home	190 Reservoir Road Gloucester	295 yd
The Knoll Care Home	The Knoll Nursing Home Stroud Road Gloucester	386 yd
Brunswick House	119 Reservoir Road Gloucester Gloucestershire	393 yd
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust	Crickley Hill Country Park, Crickley Hill	394 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Fox Elm	Fox And Elm 385 Stroud Road Gloucester		897 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Wongs Kitchen	106 Finlay Road Gloucester		984 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	110 Finlay Road Gloucester		569 yd
Co-op	12-14 Seventh Avenue Gloucester		1,036 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Crypt School PODSMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	614 yd
Wingates Tuffley Avenue	grass pitches	686 yd
Blackbridge Athletics Track PODSMEAD ROAD	athletics tracks	747 yd
Ribston Hall High School STROUD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	779 yd
The Oval THE OVAL	tennis courts	1,068 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	208.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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