Buying a home in GL2, Gloucester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£309kmost £275k–£359k
Houses per m²£3,738flats £2,954
Sold last year4863,309 in five years
Prices in Gloucester+4.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL2 sold for £309,314 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £274,953 and £358,803, for about 86 m² of space. That is 5% more than the same home across Gloucester (£295,000).

486 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 £106k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GL2 2 (£3,324) and the most in GL2 8 (£3,914).

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 £1,411 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £62,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in GL2 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£180,030£167k–£198k42 m²108
2£238,006£216k–£273k60 m²999
3£309,314£275k–£359k86 m²1,144
4£386,397£332k–£449k110 m²472
5+£480,248£405k–£618k144 m²399

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£180k£238k£309k£386k£480k
Detached—£321k£363k£418k£502k
Semi-detached£201k£270k£311k£360k£411k
Terraced£178k£225k£271k£302k£316k
Flats£106k£151k£169k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across GL2

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
GL2 0£3,879£2,807
GL2 2£3,324£2,481
GL2 3£3,787—
GL2 4£3,760£2,967
GL2 5£3,647£3,561
GL2 7£3,890—
GL2 8£3,914—
GL2 9£3,889£3,183

Schools near GL2

Best state primary within 2 kmHarewood Junior School81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSevern Vale School50.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about GL2

Is GL2 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% more than across Gloucester; prices in Gloucester are up 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (50.6% against 43.8%); 486 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 GL2?

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL2 sold for £309,314 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £274,953 and £358,803.

Is GL2 expensive for Gloucester?

A 3-bedroom house in GL2 costs 5% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Gloucester (£295,000).

How many homes sell in GL2 each year?

486 homes sold in the last year and 3,309 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 GL2?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Harewood Junior School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near GL2?

For a 3-bedroom house, GL1 (£238k, 2 km), GL18 (£272k, 15 km), GL14 (£245k, 15 km).

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.