Northfield Road, Gloucester, GL4 6TX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around GL4 6TX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	57.1%	50.8%	-6.3%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	42.9%	49.2%	6.3%	49.0%	0.2%

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 GL4 6TX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60% 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	60.6%	60%	-0.6%	37.9%	22.1%
Married: Opposite sex	21.2%	24.8%	3.6%	44.2%	-19.4%
Separated	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	12.5%	9.2%	-3.3%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	2%	2.2%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.9%

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	50.8%	41.9%	-8.9%	48.4%	-6.5%
Good health	32.6%	36%	3.4%	33.6%	2.4%
Fair health	11.7%	15.9%	4.2%	12.7%	3.2%
Bad health	4.5%	3.6%	-0.9%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	1.2%	1.3%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 14%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35%	27%	-8.0%	18.2%	8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.5%	17.8%	-1.7%	9.6%	8.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.5%	17.5%	-3.0%	13.4%	4.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	4.8%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	16.2%	5.4%	16.9%	-0.7%
Degree or Similar	7.1%	14%	6.9%	33.8%	-19.8%
Other	5.1%	2.9%	-2.2%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.1%	2%	0.9%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	4%	3.4%	-0.6%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.1%	4.5%	-1.6%	0.9%	3.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
White	84%	86.1%	2.1%	81.4%	4.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.6%	-1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89% 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	93.3%	89%	-4.3%	83.2%	5.8%
European Union	4.7%	6.3%	1.6%	6.1%	0.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.2%	2.9%	2.7%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	5.6%	-5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93%	89.6%	-3.4%	83.2%	6.4%
10+ Years	0.7%	4.8%	4.1%	9.8%	-5.0%
5-10 Years	1.1%	4.5%	3.4%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	2.5%	1.1%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.1%	76.7%	-14.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	31.1%	13.5%	17.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52.4%	37.2%	15.2%
Christian	39.5%	46.2%	-6.7%
Muslim	3.2%	6.5%	-3.3%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Northfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Northfield Road was 78.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.4% lower than the Barton and Tredworth average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Northfield Road has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Barton and Tredworth and the 160th highest crime rate of 407 local areas in Gloucester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 66.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,600

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in GL4 6TX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Northfield Road are based on 128 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 Northfield Road, Gloucester, GL4 6TX

Estimated Average Property Prices for GL4 6TX

Average Price
£154,583

Semi-Detached
£154,583

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Northfield Road

Average Price
£253,457

Semi-Detached
£259,299

Terraced
£226,744

Detached
£324,466

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Northfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Northfield Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£31,500	1997-11-14	£171,167
74 Northfield Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£24,000	1996-07-10	£144,140

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for GL4 6TX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	100
Part-Time Employee	51
Long-Term Sick or disabled	38
Looking after home or family	27
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	21
Other	17
Retired	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Human health and social work activities	29
Education	20
Construction	14
Manufacturing	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Calton Primary School Calton Road , GL1 5ET	2out of 4	561 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Calton Primary School Calton Road , GL1 5ET	- not rated	561 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Calton Junior School Calton Road , GL1 5ET	- not rated	579 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Finlay Junior School Tredworth Road , GL4 6TR	- not rated	628 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Finlay Community School Finlay Road , GL4 6TR	- not rated	628 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ribston Hall High School Stroud Road , GL1 5LE	- not rated	466 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ribston Hall High School Stroud Road , GL1 5LE	3out of 4	466 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Central Technology College Cotteswold Road , GL4 6RN	- not rated	988 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Gloucester Academy Painswick Road , GL4 6RN	- not rated	988 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Linden Secondary School Linden Road , GL1 5HU	- not rated	1,026 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	2,346 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selwyn School Matson House , Matson GL4 6DY	- not rated	1,384 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Ashraf Primary School Al Ashraf Cultural Centre , Stratton Road GL1 4HB	- not rated	1,511 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls Sinope Street , GL1 4AW	- not rated	1,902 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Eastbrook Education Trust 7 Eastbrook Road , GL4 3DB	- not rated	2,164 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Altus School Russet House , 35 Russet Close GL4 0RQ	3out of 4	2,354 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Manuels	108 Finlay Road Gloucester	276 yd
Cavendish Residential Home	301 Stroud Road Gloucester	284 yd
Bathurst Lodge	74 Bathurst Road Gloucester	292 yd
Ribston House	210A Stroud Road Gloucester	338 yd
Springfield	255D Stroud Road Gloucester Gloucestershire	340 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sacred Salvador	Three Oaks 2 Baneberry Road Gloucester		853 yd
The Treddy	The Treddy 85 High Street Gloucester		1,085 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wongs Kitchen	106 Finlay Road Gloucester	276 yd
Firenze Pizzeria	124 - 126 Tredworth Road Gloucester	620 yd
Trafalgar Chip Shop	Trafalgar Fish Bar 92 Tredworth Road Gloucester	714 yd
Abu's Fish & Chips	110 High Street Gloucester	978 yd
Chutney Indian Cuisine Limited	109 High Street Gloucester	1,043 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	110 Finlay Road Gloucester		370 yd
Tesco	Eastern Avenue Gloucester		959 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Parry Hall PARRY HALL PARRY HALL PARRY ROAD	grass pitches	288 yd
Ribston Hall High School STROUD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	473 yd
Finlay Community School FINLAY ROAD	grass pitches	628 yd
The Oval THE OVAL	tennis courts	899 yd
Wingates Tuffley Avenue	grass pitches	911 yd
One Church Gloucester THE BUTTS		916 yd
The Lannett Open Space KING EDWARDS AVENUE	grass pitches	942 yd
Gloucester Academy (Closed) Cotteswold Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	987 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%

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