GL2 3SW

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 3SP 1.1 km
GL2 3SN 1.1 km
GL14 1QX 1.1 km
GL2 8JZ 1.3 km
GL2 3SL 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 3SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 3
Latitude
51.822579
Longitude
-2.349470
British National Grid easting
376,010
British National Grid northing
213,830

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

Explore GL2

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Castle End Cottages, Longney, Gloucester, GL2 3SW 4 November 2025 £295,000
Astmans Farm, Longney, Gloucester, GL2 3SW 26 September 2025 £600,000
2, Castle End Cottages, Longney, Gloucester, GL2 3SW 20 February 2024 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Longney Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Walmore Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy

    Free schools

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

36 female, 36 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.8
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 10.9% 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+
96%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96%
Gigabit-capable
96%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Bow Lane Farm

    BCT · Longney

    0.1 miles
  • Bow Lane Farm

    BCT · Longney

    0.1 miles
  • Yew Tree Farm

    BCT · Longney

    0.2 miles
  • Yew Tree Farm

    BCT · Longney

    0.2 miles
  • Churchend

    BCT · Longney

    0.6 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
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

Property market

The five-year median is £335,000 from 3 recorded sales in GL2 3SW. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Longney Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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