← GL1 area guide Side by side

GL1 or GL3?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
GL1
Gloucester
GL3
Tewkesbury
Median home sale nearby £163,000
from 113 sales
£337,500
from 22 sales
Average sold price £167,773 £295,000
Area price growth (YoY) +5.6% (Gloucester) +5.9% (Tewkesbury)
Dwelling type Ground-floor flat Detached house
Floor area 52 m² 111 m²
Built Before 1900 Before 1900
Energy rating C D
Heating cost (EPC est.) £351/yr £639/yr
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 1 recorded 36 recorded
Deprivation decile 1 of 10 7 of 10

Common questions

Is GL1 or GL3 cheaper?

GL1 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around GL1 sell for about £163,000 and around GL3 for about £337,500, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, GL1 or GL3?

GL1 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (1 in GL1 against 36 in GL3, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is GL1 or GL3 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, GL1 sits in decile 1 of 10 and GL3 in decile 7, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in GL1 or GL3?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.