Buying a home in GL3, Gloucester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£316kmost £285k–£357k
Houses per m²£3,796flats £2,730
Sold last year3252,075 in five years
Prices in Tewkesbury+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL3 sold for £316,201 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £284,555 and £356,803, for about 87 m² of space. That is 7% more than the same home across Gloucester (£295,000).

325 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 £114k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GL3 4 (£3,616) and the most in GL3 2 (£4,007).

Across Tewkesbury, prices are up 2.4% on a year ago and up 18.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,243 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,442 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £63,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in GL3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£178,905£170k–£199k43 m²30
2£265,540£238k–£297k64 m²547
3£316,201£285k–£357k87 m²875
4£381,874£325k–£448k111 m²237
5+£483,353£414k–£609k135 m²148

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£179k£266k£316k£382k£483k
Detached—£327k£378k£437k£525k
Semi-detached£184k£277k£317k£362k£403k
Terraced£178k£240k£278k£314k£369k
Flats£114k£160k£173k——

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

Price per m² across GL3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
GL3 1£3,892£3,404
GL3 2£4,007£2,756
GL3 3£3,879£2,679
GL3 4£3,616£2,688
GL3 5£3,897—

Schools near GL3

Best state primary within 2 kmDinglewell Junior School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmChurchdown School59.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%10 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about GL3

Is GL3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% more than across Gloucester; prices in Tewkesbury are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.7% against 43.8%); 325 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 GL3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in GL3 sold for £316,201 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £284,555 and £356,803.

Is GL3 expensive for Gloucester?

A 3-bedroom house in GL3 costs 7% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Gloucester (£295,000).

How many homes sell in GL3 each year?

325 homes sold in the last year and 2,075 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 GL3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Dinglewell Junior School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near GL3?

For a 3-bedroom house, GL1 (£238k, 5 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.