GL postcode area

The GL postcode area, also known as the Gloucester postcode area, is a group of 27 postcode districts in south-west England and a very small part of south-east Wales, within 28 post towns. These cover most of Gloucestershire, including Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Chipping Campden, Cinderford, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley, Dymock, Fairford, Lechlade, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham, Ruardean, Stonehouse, Tetbury, Westbury-on-Severn and Wotton-under-Edge. The area also covers very small parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, while the GL16 district extends across the Welsh border to cover a very small part of Monmouthshire. The area's districts are numbered sequentially from GL1 to GL20, then from GL50 to GL56 for Cheltenham and settlements immediately around and to its east. GL17 has the most alternative post towns in England: covering an upper part of the Forest of Dean studded with isolated large villages, five are recognised as post towns within one postcode district.

Postcode area within the United Kingdom

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Postcode area in United Kingdom

Gloucester
Postcode area
GL
Coordinates: 51°49′59″N 2°10′52″W / 51.833°N 2.181°W / 51.833; -2.181
Country	United Kingdom
Postcode area	GL
Postcode area name	Gloucester
Post towns	28
Postcode districts	27
Postcode sectors	117
Postcodes (live)	21,027
Postcodes (total)	28,597
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The GL postcode area, also known as the Gloucester postcode area,^[2] is a group of 27 postcode districts in south-west England and a very small part of south-east Wales, within 28 post towns. These cover most of Gloucestershire, including Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, Badminton, Berkeley, Blakeney, Chipping Campden, Cinderford, Coleford, Drybrook, Dursley, Dymock, Fairford, Lechlade, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Moreton-in-Marsh, Newent, Newnham, Ruardean, Stonehouse, Tetbury, Westbury-on-Severn and Wotton-under-Edge. The area also covers very small parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, while the GL16 district extends across the Welsh border to cover a very small part of Monmouthshire.

The area's districts are numbered sequentially from GL1 to GL20, then from GL50 to GL56 for Cheltenham and settlements immediately around and to its east.

GL17 has the most alternative post towns in England: covering an upper part of the Forest of Dean studded with isolated large villages, five are recognised as post towns within one postcode district.

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area(s)
GL1	GLOUCESTER	The Docks, Central Gloucester, Kingsholm	Gloucester
GL2	GLOUCESTER	Arlingham, Cambridge, Churcham, Churchdown, Down Hatherley, Elmore, Framilode, Frampton on Severn, Hardwicke, Hempsted, Highnam, Kingsway, Longford, Longlevens, Longney, Maisemore, Minsterworth, Moreton Valence, Norton, Over, Podsmead, Priors Norton, Quedgeley, Rudford, Sandhurst, Saul, Slimbridge, Tibberton (east), Twigworth, Walham, Waterwells Business Park, Whitminster	Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean
GL3	GLOUCESTER	Barnwood, Brockworth, Churchdown, Coopers Hill, Gloucester Business Park, Great Witcombe, Hucclecote, Innsworth, Little Witcombe,[a] Witcombe[b]	Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Stroud
GL4	GLOUCESTER	Abbeydale, Abbeymead, Barnwood, Birdlip, Brimpsfield, Brookthorpe, Cranham, Harescombe, Matson, Tuffley, Upton St Leonards, Whaddon[c]	Gloucester, Stroud, Cotswold
GL5	STROUD	Amberley, Bourne, Bowbridge, Brimscombe, Burleigh, Butterrow Hill, Cainscross, Cashes Green, Dudbridge, Dunkirk Mills, Ebley, Gaineys Well, Inchbrook, Kingscourt, Lightpill, Little London, Middle Leazes, North Woodchester, Paganhill, Randwick, Rodborough, Rodborough Common, Selsley, Selsley East, Selsley Hill, Selsley West, South Woodchester, Thrupp, Uplands,[d] Wallbridge, Walls Quarry, Woodchester	Stroud
GL6	STROUD	Aston Down, Bell Pitch, Bird in Hand, Bisley, Bournes Green, Box, Brownshill, Bussage, Chalford, Chalford Hill, Eastcombe, Edge, Edgeworth, Elcombe, Far Oakridge, Far Westrip, Forest Green, Frampton Mansell, France Lynch, Horsley, Lower Kitesnest, Lypiatt, Middle Lypiatt, Middle Spring, Minchinhampton, Miserden, Nailsworth, Oakridge, Oakridge Lynch, Old Neighbouring, Painswick, Painswick Beacon, Pitchcombe, Randwick, Ruscombe,[e] Sheepscombe, Slad, Stancombe, The Camp, Upper Kitesnest, Westrip, Whiteshill, Whiteway	Stroud, Cotswold
GL7	CIRENCESTER	Ampney Crucis, Ampney Knowle, Ampney St Mary, Ampney St Peter, Bagendon, Barnsley, Baunton, Bibury, Calmsden, Cerney Wick, Coates, Coln St. Aldwyns, Daglingworth, Bisley-with-Lypiatt, Down Ampney, Driffield, Duntisbourne Abbots, Duntisbourne Leer, Duntisbourne Rouse, Eastleach, Ewen, Harnhill, Hatherop, Honeycombe Leaze, Kemble, Kemble Wick, Love Lane Industrial Estate, Lower Norcote, Marsden, Meysey Hampton, Middle Duntisbourne, Norcote, North Cerney, North Cerney Downs, Perrotts Brook, Poole Keynes, Poulton, Preston, Quenington, Rapsgate, Ready Token, Rendcomb, Rodmarton, Sapperton, Shorncote, Siddington, Somerford Keynes, South Cerney, Stratton, Tarlton,[f] Tunley, Upper Up, Whiteway, Winson, Winstone, Woodmancote	Cotswold, Stroud, Wiltshire
	FAIRFORD	Dudgrove, Dunfield, Kempsford, Totterdown, Whelford	Cotswold
	LECHLADE	Broadwell, Claydon, Claydon Pike, Downington, Filkins, Fyfield, Kelmscott, Kencot, Langford, Little Faringdon, Little London, Southrop, Thornhill, Warrens Cross	Cotswold, West Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse
GL8	TETBURY	Ashley, Avening, Babdown, Bagpath, Beverston, Calcot, Chavenage, Cherington, Culkerton, Doughton, Estcourt, Ilsom, Kingscote, Knockdown,[g] Lasborough, Leighterton, Little Larkhill, Long Furlong, Long Newnton, Newington, Shipton Moyne, Trull, Tetbury Upton, Upton, Westonbirt, Willesley	Cotswold, Stroud, Wiltshire
GL9	BADMINTON	Acton Turville, Didmarton, Dunkirk, Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury Common, Hawkesbury Upton, Inglestone Common, Little Badminton, Petty France, Tormarton	South Gloucestershire, Cotswold, Stroud, Wiltshire
GL10	STONEHOUSE	Bridgend, Colethrop, Eastington, Frocester, Haresfield, Kings Stanley, Leonard Stanley, Lower Mills, Nastend, Newtown, Nupend, Nympsfield, Oldends, Oxlynch, Ryeford, Standish, Standish Park, Stanley Downton, Stroudwater Business Park, Westend	Stroud
GL11	DURSLEY	Ashmead Green, Bull Pitch, Cam, Coaley, Norman Hill, North Nibley, Owlpen, Sandpits, Stancombe, Stinchcombe, Tilsdown, Uley, Upper Wick, Wick,[h] Woodfield, Woodmancote	Stroud
GL11	WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE		non-geographic[3][4]
GL12	WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE	Alderley, Bagstone, Bibstone, Bournstream, Bowcott, Bradley Green, Buckover, Charfield, Coombe, Cromhall, Cutts Heath, Damery, Falfield, Hall End, Heathend, Hillesley, Howley, Huntingford, Kingswood, Leyhill, Michaelwood, Milbury Heath, Old Town, Ozleworth, Southend, Swinhay, Synwell, Tabernacle Pitch, Tortworth, Tresham, Tytherington, Whitfield, Wickwar, Woodend, Wortley	Stroud, South Gloucestershire, Cotswold
GL13	BERKELEY	Abwell, Alkington, Berkeley Heath, Berrycroft, Bevington, Blackhall, Breadstone, Clapton, Hainses, Halmore, Ham, Ham Green, Hamfields, Hill, Hinton, Hystfield, Lower Stone, Mobley New Brookend, Newport, Newtown, Old Brookend, Pitbrook, Purton, Rockhampton, Sharpness, Stone, Wanswell, Woodford	Stroud, South Gloucestershire
GL14	CINDERFORD	Buckshaft, Denecroft, Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Hawkwell Green, Littledean, Lower Soudley, Ruspidge, Soudley, Trafalgar, Upper Soudley, Whimsey	Forest of Dean
	NEWNHAM	Awre, Blaize Bailey, Broadoak, Bullo Pill, Elton, Flaxley, Pope's Hill, Ruddle
	WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN	Adsett, Bollow, Chaxhill, Grange Court, Ley, Northwood Green, Rodley, Walmore Common, Wintles Hill
GL15	LYDNEY	Allastone,[i] Alvington, Aylburton, Bream, Hewelsfield, Lower Meend, Lower Yorkley, Netherend, Oldcroft, Parkend, Pillowell, St. Briavels, Viney Hill, Viney Woodside, Whitecroft, Woolaston, Yorkley, Yorkley Slade	Forest of Dean
	BLAKENEY	Blakeney Hill, Bradley Hill, Etloe, Upper Etloe
GL16	COLEFORD	Bakers Hill,[j] Berry Hill, Broadwell, Cannop,[k] Christchurch, Clearwell, Coalway, Edge End, Ellwood, English Bicknor, Five Acres,[l] Gorsty Knoll, Hillersland,[m] Joyford, Joyford Hill,[n] Little Drybrook,[o] Lower Berry Hill,[p] Lower Milkwall,[q] Mile End, Milkwall, Mushet Industrial Park, Newland, Ready Penny,[r] Shortstanding, Sling, Speech House, Staunton, Symonds Yat Rock, Tufthorn	Forest of Dean, Monmouthshire
GL17	LYDBROOK	Central Lydbrook, Joys Green, Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, Worrall Hill	Forest of Dean, Herefordshire
	RUARDEAN	Ruardean Woodside, The Pludds
	DRYBROOK	Brierley, Harrow Hill, Ruardean Hill
	MITCHELDEAN	Lower Shapridge, Plump Hill, Wigpool
	LONGHOPE	Blaisdon, Little London, May Hill
GL18	NEWENT	Castle Tump, Cliffords Mesne, Four Oaks, Great Boulsdon, Highleadon, Hillend Green, Kilcot, Lower Boulsdon, Malswick, Oxenhall, Pool Hill, Upleadon	Forest of Dean, Herefordshire
	DYMOCK	Broomsgreen, Greenway, Hallwood Green, Kempley, Ketford, Knights Green, Leddington, Ryton, Tillers Green
GL19	GLOUCESTER	Apperley, Ashleworth, Birdwood, Chaceley, Coombe Hill, Corse, Corse Lawn, Deerhurst, Deerhurst Walton, Eldersfield, Forthampton, Hartpury, Hasfield, Huntley, Lower Apperley, Pendock, Redmarley, Staunton, Taynton, The Leigh,[s] Tibberton (west), Tirley, Walton Hill	Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Malvern Hills
GL20	TEWKESBURY	Alderton, Alstone, Alstone Fields, Ashchurch, Aston Cross, Aston-on-Carrant, Back of Avon, Beckford, Bredon, Bredons Hardwick, Bredons Norton, Bushley, Claydon, Conderton, Fiddington, Grafton, Great Washbourne, Homedowns, Kemerton, Kinsham, Little Washbourne, Longdon, Natton Northway, Overbury, Pamington, Ripple, Shuthonger, Teddington, Tewkesbury Business Park, Tredington, Twyning, Uckinghall, Walton Cardiff, Westmancote	Tewkesbury, Malvern Hills, Wychavon
GL50	CHELTENHAM	Montpellier, Lansdown, St. Pauls	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
GL51	CHELTENHAM	Badgeworth, Bamfurlong, Bentham,[t] Boddington, Cheltenham Trade Park, Elmstone Hardwicke, Gloucestershire Airport, Hayden,[u] Kingsditch Trading Estate, Knightsbridge, Leckhampton, Little Shurdington,[v] Shurdington, St. Marks,[w] Staverton, Staverton Technology Park, Swindon Village, The Reddings,[x] Uckington, Up Hatherley, Warden Hill	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
GL52	CHELTENHAM	Prestbury, Battledown, Bishops Cleeve, Charlton Kings, Cleeve Hill, Gotherington, Oxenton, Prestbury, Southam, Stoke Orchard, Woodmancote, Woodmancote Park	Cheltenham, Tewkesbury
GL53	CHELTENHAM	Caudle Green,[y] Charlton Kings, Coberley, Coberley Village, Colesbourne, Cowley, Elkstone, Leckhampton, Leckhampton Hill, Seven Springs, Syde, Ullenwood, Upper Coberley	Cheltenham, Cotswold, Gloucestershire
GL54	CHELTENHAM	Aldsworth, Andoversford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Brockhampton, Calcot, Charlton Abbotts, Charlton Kings, Chedworth, Clapton, Cold Aston, Coln Rogers, Coln St. Dennis, Compton Abdale, Condicote, Cutsdean, Didbrook, Eastington, Farmington, Fossebridge, Great Rissington, Greet,[z] Gretton, Guiting Power, Hailes, Hampnett, Hawling, Hazleton, Icomb, Little Rissington, Lower Chedworth,[aa] Lower Coscombe, Lower Dowdeswell, Lower Slaughter, Lower Swell, Maugersbury, Middle Chedworth,[ab] Naunton, Northleach, Notgrove, Old Hinchwick,[ac] Salperton, Sevenhampton, Sherborne, Shipton Oliffe, Stanley Pontlarge, Stanway, Stow on the Wold, Temple Guiting, Toddington, Turkdean, Upper Dowdeswell, Upper Rissington, Upper Slaughter, Upper Swell, Whittington, Winchcombe, Withington, Wood Stanway, Wyck Rissington, Yanworth	Cotswold, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham
GL55	CHIPPING CAMPDEN	Aston Sub Edge, Broad Campden, Burnt Norton,[ad] Charingworth,[ae] Ebrington, Hidcote Bartrim, Hidcote Boyce,[af] Mickleton, Paxford, Weston-Subedge	Cotswold, Stratford-on-Avon
GL56	MORETON-IN-MARSH	Adlestrop, Aston Magna, Barton-on-the-Heath, Batsford, Blockley, Bourton on the Hill, Broadwell, Chastleton, Daylesford, Donnington, Dorn, Draycott, Evenlode, Little Compton,[ag] Longborough, Lower Lemington, Oddington, Old Town, Sezincote, Snowshill Hill,[ah] Springhill,[ai] Stretton-on-Fosse, Todenham, Upper Oddington	Cotswold, Stratford-on-Avon, West Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire

1. ^ includes GL3 4SX
2. ^ includes GL3 4SJ
3. ^ includes GL4 0UA
4. ^ includes GL5 1GR
5. ^ includes GL6 6BU
6. ^ includes GL7 6FH
7. ^ includes GL8 8QY
8. ^ includes GL11 6DA
9. ^ includes GL15 4EY
10. ^ includes GL16 7QB
11. ^ includes GL16 7EH
12. ^ includes GL16 7QL
13. ^ includes GL16 7NX
14. ^ includes GL16 7NX
15. ^ includes GL16 8LP
16. ^ includes GL16 8QG
17. ^ includes GL16 7LF
18. ^ includes GL16 7NX
19. ^ includes GL19 4AA
20. ^ includes GL51 4TZ
21. ^ includes GL51 0FJ
22. ^ includes GL51 4AF
23. ^ includes GL51 7AH
24. ^ includes GL51 6DR
25. ^ includes GL53 9PR
26. ^ includes GL54 5BG
27. ^ includes GL54 4AN
28. ^ includes GL54 4AJ
29. ^ includes GL54 1EU
30. ^ includes GL55 6PR
31. ^ includes GL55 6NR
32. ^ includes GL55 6LT
33. ^ includes GL56 0SF
34. ^ includes GL56 9TH
35. ^ includes GL56 9TW

Map

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KML file (edit • help)

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See also

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• Postcode Address File
• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

References

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1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide (2004)
3. ^ "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
4. ^ "New sectors and localities to 14 December 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2012.