Gloucester: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£416,543

Semi-detached

£281,078

Terraced

£211,142

Flat or maisonette

£132,809

First-time buyers

£211,588

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  103,501 in 1991 → 138,598 in 2024 (+33.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £128,419 in 2005 → £240,718 in 2026 (+87.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £361 in 2008 → £603 in 2025 (+67.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.9% in 2004 → 84.6% in 2023 (+11.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.8% in 2001 → 3.5% in 2025 (+25.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,252 in 1997 → £21,428 in 2024 (+131.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Gloucester; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Economic inactivity · Economy & work9.7% (2023) · 4th lowest of 348
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.4 out of 10 (2022/23) · 12th lowest of 363
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access98% (May 2024) · 19th highest of 318
• Employment rate · Economy & work84.6% (2023) · 30th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing35.0% (2024/25) · 270th lowest of 296
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing40.3 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 259th lowest of 292
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing25.5% (2024/25) · 250th lowest of 292
• Productivity · Economy & work£32.9 per hour (2023) · 299th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Gloucestershire, which includes Gloucester.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.1 years · England 80.0 · 32nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.4 years · England 60.9 · 33rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.4 years · England 61.3 · 34th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)286.9 per 100k · England 321.0 · 44th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.3% · England 10.4 · 31st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.2% · England 64.6 · 80th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Gloucestershire, which includes Gloucester.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.6% · England 68.3 · 69th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)48.7 score · England 46.0 · 38th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.4% · England 5.8 · 61st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.1% · England 19.8 · 42nd lowest of 153