GL2 3NS

Hardwicke · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gloucester
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 3WG 290 m
GL2 3NP 575 m
GL2 3NT 718 m
GL2 3NR 742 m
GL2 3SG 924 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 3NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 3
Latitude
51.835959
Longitude
-2.307267
British National Grid easting
378,925
British National Grid northing
215,305

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Hardwicke · E05015846
Parish or community
E04004349
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00113755
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 001A · E01022378
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 001 · E02004651

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Weir Lane, Elmore, Gloucester, GL2 3NS 26 May 2006 £420,000
8, Weir Lane, Elmore, Gloucester, GL2 3NS 19 August 1999 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.4 km
  2. Severn Vale School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Meadowside Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
GL2 3 residents
661

Age bands in GL2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

82 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

75 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

109 residents

Age 45 to 64
35.4%

233 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

159 residents

This postcode contained 3.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    2.3 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    4.9 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Elmore Farm

    BCT · Elmore

    0.1 miles
  • Elmore Farm

    BCT · Elmore

    0.1 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Elmore

    0.4 miles
  • Stonebench Turn

    BCT · Elmore

    0.4 miles
  • Stonebench Turn

    BCT · Elmore

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 001A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,174 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.