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Two homes in five in Gloucester are semi-detached, a higher share than anywhere else in the county. Private renting has climbed by almost four points in a decade while ownership fell, and most of that movement is in Barton and Tredworth rather than in the newer estates.
Gloucester combines historic cathedral-area properties with extensive Victorian and Edwardian terraces around the city centre, and large modern developments at Quedgeley, Abbeymead and Kingsway. The recently regenerated Docks area has added contemporary waterside apartments, while suburbs like Longlevens and Hucclecote remain popular with families seeking value over neighbouring Cheltenham.
Engineered oak in mid-tones is the bestseller across Gloucester’s family suburbs, balancing quality and value. LVT vinyl dominates kitchens and bathrooms, particularly in newer Quedgeley and Kingsway developments. Laminate remains the workhorse choice for the city’s significant buy-to-let market.
Quality and value for Gloucester’s family homes in Longlevens, Hucclecote and Quedgeley.
Shop rangeWaterproof and practical for kitchens, bathrooms and Docks waterside apartments.
Shop rangeHard-wearing and cost-effective for Gloucester’s buy-to-let market.
Shop rangeSemi-detached houses make up 39.6% of the stock recorded for Gloucester, with terraces at 20.7% and purpose-built flats at 14.7%. Owner occupation has slipped from 67.2% in 2011 to 63.9%, while private renting has moved up to 21.3%. Rented homes tend to be refitted between tenancies rather than lived through, which argues for a hard-wearing wear layer and a fitting method that lets one damaged plank come out without disturbing the rest. Across GL1, GL2 and GL4 — Barton and Tredworth, Coney Hill, Barnwood, Abbeymead and Hardwicke among them — the question at survey is whether the ground floor is solid or timber, because one wants a moisture reading and the other wants levelling before anything goes down.
At the 2021 census, 18.2% of households in Gloucester lived in a flat, maisonette or apartment and 81.3% in a house or bungalow — 20.7% of all households in a terraced house.
Tenure: ONS, Census 2021, Gloucester (E07000081) · Accommodation type: ONS, Census 2021, GloucesterThe same questions come up in every town we deliver to. These five references answer them once, with the source in each case.
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