This section of the site is all about the GL Postcode area, also known as the Gloucester Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as GL1.
The GL postcode area represents a group of postal districts in the Gloucester area of the United Kingdom. The area code GL stands for the letters g and l in GLoucester. GL has a population of 605,821 and covers an area of 2,799,705 hectares. Fun fact: 0.93% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Gloucestershire (98.31%), Worcestershire (1.01%), Oxfordshire (0.31%), Warwickshire (0.23%), Wiltshire (0.07%), Herefordshire (0.06%), Gwent (0.00%), Shropshire (0.00%).
The GL Gloucester Postcode is in the South West England. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: CV - Coventry, WR - Worcester, SN - Swindon, OX - Oxford, NP - Newport, HR - Hereford and BS - Bristol, It also borders The Bristol Channel,
Explore the GL Gloucester postcode area by using our interactive map.
There are 27 postcode districts within the Gloucester postcode area
There are 22 towns within the Gloucester postcode area.
Unit | Area² |
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Hectares | 2,799,705² |
Miles | 10,810² |
Feet | 301,357,446,495² |
Kilometres | 27,997² |