Typical 3-bedroom house£238kmost £200k–£287k
Houses per m²£2,852flats £2,550
Sold last year2661,946 in five years
Prices in Gloucester+4.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in GL1 sold for £237,831 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £199,815 and £286,849, for about 89 m² of space. That is 19% less than the same home across Gloucester (£295,000).
266 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £109k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GL1 4 (£2,360) and the most in GL1 3 (£3,497).
Across Gloucester, prices are up 4.9% on a year ago and up 17.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,213 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,085 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £48,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about GL1
Is GL1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 19% less than across Gloucester; prices in Gloucester are up 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (50.6% against 43.8%); 266 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in GL1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in GL1 sold for £237,831 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £199,815 and £286,849.
Is GL1 expensive for Gloucester?
A 3-bedroom house in GL1 costs 19% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Gloucester (£295,000).
How many homes sell in GL1 each year?
266 homes sold in the last year and 1,946 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near GL1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Finlay Community School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.