Gloucester: local statistics
Gloucester is a district council area in the South West, home to an estimated 138,565 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Gloucester, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A girl born in Gloucester in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.1 years and a boy 78.3 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.4 years for women and -0.6 for men. It is the lowest for women of the 26 council areas in the South West.
The average house price in Gloucester was £240,718 in July 2026, a rise of 4.9% in twelve months. It ranks as the 3rd lowest in the South West; the average for the South West was £302,298. Prices are 46% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 7.0 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Gloucester. That ratio is the 22nd highest ratio of the 26 council areas in the South West.
3.5% of Gloucester residents aged 16 to 64 (3,150 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (the South West: 2.7%). Twelve months before, it was 3.4%. Over the last five years it peaked at 4.6% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.9% in February 2023.
The police recorded 107.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in Gloucester in the year to March 2026 (14,873 offences in all), the 2nd highest rate in the South West. That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 137.0, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Gloucester is £2,355.84, up £109.68 on 2025-26. That makes it the 3rd lowest in the South West. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,535.94, so it has risen 53%.
4,935 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Gloucester in March 2026, 5% more than in 2016. There are 36 per 1,000 residents, the 3rd lowest in the South West.
The median full-time employee living in Gloucester was paid £694.30 a week before tax in April 2025, or £34,617 over a year. It is 18th of 26 in the South West, counting from the highest, and 5.4% less than across the South West. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £680.50, £13.80 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £471.80, so it has risen 47% before inflation.
In mid-2025 the population of Gloucester was estimated at 138,565, up 0.5% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +8.2%; the South West grew by 8.0% over the same years, the 10th fastest growth of 27 in the South West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 78.9% of Gloucester residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 6.5 points); the figure for the South West was 79.0%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 74.5% to 87.6%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 128,032 |
| 2016 | 129,716 |
| 2017 | 130,898 |
| 2018 | 131,320 |
| 2019 | 131,776 |
| 2020 | 132,112 |
| 2021 | 132,564 |
| 2022 | 133,664 |
| 2023 | 136,082 |
| 2024 | 137,857 |
| 2025 | 138,565 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £164,710 |
| July 2017 | £170,481 |
| July 2018 | £180,560 |
| July 2019 | £183,508 |
| July 2020 | £187,806 |
| July 2021 | £204,597 |
| July 2022 | £227,720 |
| July 2023 | £231,187 |
| July 2024 | £227,551 |
| July 2025 | £229,433 |
| July 2026 | £240,718 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £471.80 a week |
| 2016 | £499.90 a week |
| 2017 | £502.00 a week |
| 2018 | £506.00 a week |
| 2019 | £549.70 a week |
| 2020 | £515.40 a week |
| 2021 | £532.10 a week |
| 2022 | £572.20 a week |
| 2023 | £611.10 a week |
| 2024 | £665.10 a week |
| 2025 | £694.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,535.94 |
| 2017-18 | £1,590.61 |
| 2018-19 | £1,661.37 |
| 2019-20 | £1,752.67 |
| 2020-21 | £1,816.07 |
| 2021-22 | £1,897.79 |
| 2022-23 | £1,955.13 |
| 2023-24 | £2,049.27 |
| 2024-25 | £2,145.30 |
| 2025-26 | £2,246.16 |
| 2026-27 | £2,355.84 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 72.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 73.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 78.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 87.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 98.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 87.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 110.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 137.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 119.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 110.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 107.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.4% |
| 2016/17 | 80.8% |
| 2017/18 | 80.0% |
| 2018/19 | 77.9% |
| 2019/20 | 83.9% |
| 2020/21 | 74.5% |
| 2021/22 | 82.9% |
| 2022/23 | 76.2% |
| 2023/24 | 85.0% |
| 2024/25 | 87.6% |
| 2025/26 | 78.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,715 |
| 2017 | 4,780 |
| 2018 | 4,855 |
| 2019 | 4,905 |
| 2020 | 5,020 |
| 2021 | 5,140 |
| 2022 | 5,100 |
| 2023 | 4,960 |
| 2024 | 4,860 |
| 2025 | 4,845 |
| 2026 | 4,935 |
Questions about Gloucester
What is life expectancy in Gloucester?
82.1 years for women and 78.3 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average house price in Gloucester?
£240,718 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+4.9% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Gloucester?
The ONS claimant count was 3,150 in August 2026, 3.5% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the crime rate in Gloucester?
107.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How much is Band D council tax in Gloucester?
£2,355.84 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in Gloucester?
£694.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of Gloucester?
138,565 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over Gloucester
Every body that makes decisions for Gloucester, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Gloucester council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Gloucester in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Gloucester: Alex McIntyre (Labour) MP
- Tewkesbury: Cameron Thomas (Independent) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South West
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the South West: Cheltenham · East Devon · Exeter · Stroud · Teignbridge · Torbay
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