GL2 8HY
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Property report — GL2 8HY
Open-data due diligence for GL2 8HY and the area around it.
GL2 8HY in brief: 20 recorded sales (£115,000–£730,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for GL2 8HY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the GL2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£473,997
Population
8,083
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
3
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
74%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in GL2 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (11 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-09 | £620,000 | MERROWCROFT THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2022-08-18 | £432,000 | WEECOT THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2022-05-20 | £350,000 | LITTLE ACRE THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2022-01-31 | £730,000 | PHOENIX HOUSE THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2021-04-29 | £610,000 | OLD STABLES THE RUDGE | Other |
| 2020-10-29 | £362,500 | CEDAR VIEW THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2020-09-25 | £485,000 | GREEN MEADOWS THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2018-08-02 | £515,000 | BOKSBURG THE RUDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-16 | £422,500 | GREEN MEADOWS THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2013-07-15 | £400,000 | FOUR WILLOWS THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2009-11-12 | £185,000 | KARENZA THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2008-10-24 | £340,000 | LITTLE BICKLEYS THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2008-09-19 | £248,000 | BOKSBURG THE RUDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-04-27 | £388,000 | GREEN MEADOWS THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2005-06-15 | £220,000 | KARENZA THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2005-06-03 | £660,000 | SEVERNSIDE HOUSE THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 2002-10-30 | £238,500 | RUDGE VILLA THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 1998-10-30 | £115,000 | THE BUNGALOW THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 1996-09-26 | £118,000 | RUDGE VILLA THE RUDGE | Detached |
| 1995-02-09 | £165,000 | ORCHARD HOUSE THE RUDGE | Detached |
20 recorded sales on GL2 8HY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highnam CofE Primary Academy | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Longford Park Primary Academy | 1.8 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Denmark Road High School | 1.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| Kingsholm Church of England Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hartpury Church of England Primary School | 2.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Widden Primary School | 2.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE ALNEY PRACTICE (1.4 mi) · SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.8 mi) · GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WINFIELD HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · DENMARK ROAD DAY HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · GLOUCESTER ROYAL HOSPITAL - COVID VACCINATION CENTRE (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: RIVERSIDE AND RIVERSIDE COTTAGE (BEHIND COAL WHARF) (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE ORCHARDS (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CROSS, BY MAISEMORE BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1.5 mi) · BADHAM PHARMACY (1.7 mi) · BADHAM PHARMACY (1.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Gloucester (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.5 mi) · Lidl (1.6 mi) · Sainsbury's (2.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 22%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 3,292
Owned 82% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for GL2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in GL2 8 (May 24–Jan 26, average 11/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictGL2 | SectorGL2 8 | PostcodeGL2 8HY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £372,455 | £473,997 | £380,225 |
| Population | 88,920 | 8,083 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 28 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 74% | 96% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 87% | 96% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (GL2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.