GL2 3SH

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 3SL 734 m
GL2 3SJ 825 m
GL2 3SN 838 m
GL2 3WT 1.0 km
GL2 3SQ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 3SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 3
Latitude
51.811078
Longitude
-2.334193
British National Grid easting
377,057
British National Grid northing
212,546

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Hardwicke · E05015846
Parish or community
E04004364
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00113771
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 001F · E01034800
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 001 · E02004651

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
High Green, Hardwicke Road, Longney, Gloucester, GL2 3SH 12 May 2026 £1,080,000
Vicarage House, Hardwicke Road, Longney, Gloucester, GL2 3SH 30 March 2026 £1,295,000
High Green, Hardwicke Road, Longney, Gloucester, GL2 3SH 6 September 2002 £246,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
14
Secondary
1
  1. Longney Church of England Primary Academy

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    795 m
  2. Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. Walmore Hill Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Longney

    0.3 miles
  • Madam's End Farm

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.4 miles
  • Madam's End Farm

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.4 miles
  • Bellamy Farm

    BCT · Longney

    0.4 miles
  • Bellamy Farm

    BCT · Longney

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 001F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,546 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,187,500 from 2 recorded sales in GL2 3SH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Stroud is £355,953 in June 2026, up 6.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Longney Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 795 m.

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