Podsmead
Ward in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.843, -2.257 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 82 16 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
The electoral ward of Podsmead sits to the north of central Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England. Largely residential, it was mainly developed as interwar and post‑war council housing and lies close to the green open space of Robinswood Hill, giving residents easy access to countryside while remaining within reach of the city.
Today Podsmead is known for a strong local community presence - schools, a community centre and small local shops - and has been the focus of regeneration schemes and social initiatives to boost housing, training and employment. While it shares some of the social and economic challenges of former industrial areas, active residents’ groups and local projects contribute to a noticeable communal spirit.
Postcode districts covering Podsmead
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 1.5 miles
- Cheltenham 8.2 miles
- Worcester 24.6 miles
- Hereford 24.4 miles
- Stroud 7.1 miles
- Great Malvern 18.7 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.9 miles
- Yate 21.9 miles
- Evesham 21.6 miles
- Tewkesbury 11.4 miles
- Cirencester 15.2 miles
- Chepstow 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Moreland Ward 0.7 miles
- Tuffley Ward 0.7 miles
- Grange Ward 0.9 miles
- Westgate Ward 1 mile
- Barton and Tredworth Ward 1.3 miles
- Kingsway Ward 1.5 miles
- Gloucester Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Quedgeley Severn Vale Ward 1.5 miles
- Matson, Robinswood and White City Ward 1.5 miles
- Quedgeley Parish 1.6 miles
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Quedgeley Fieldcourt Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Podsmead
GL2 5DF, GL1 5NT, GL1 5TE, GL2 5AB, GL2 5AR, GL2 5AS, GL2 5AE, GL2 5BQ, GL1 5UB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 37.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 47.4 miles
- Gloucester Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 6.8 miles
- Cheltenham Bus Station 8.6 miles
Hotels near Podsmead Ad
- Edward Hotel 2 2.1 miles
- Spalite Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Gloucester-Cheltenham 4 3.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 2.1 miles
- Hatton Court Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 6 miles
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel 4 3 miles
- The New County Hotel 1.6 miles
- The Falcon Painswick 4 4.7 miles
- Central Hotel Gloucester by Roomsbooked 1.6 miles
Schools in Podsmead
- The Crypt School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 8.3 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 9.5 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 10 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.7 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 13.2 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 16.4 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 16.5 miles
- Blackmore Park Estate 16.7 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 16.8 miles
- Croome Court Estate 18.2 miles