GL2 4AD

Hardwicke · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 2AD 2 m
GL2 2DE 95 m
GL2 4BW 176 m
GL2 4DA 193 m
GL2 2AB 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 4AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 4
Latitude
51.813298
Longitude
-2.279391
British National Grid easting
380,836
British National Grid northing
212,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Hardwicke · E05015846
Parish or community
E04013006
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00186404
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 001H · E01034802
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 001 · E02004651

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    812 m
  2. Hunts Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    913 m
  3. Field Court Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,164
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 491
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Public order 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Shoplifting 79

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 4 residents
17,954

Age bands in GL2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

3,652 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,983 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

5,644 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

4,890 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

2,595 residents

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Beta Marine

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.0 miles
  • Beta Marine

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.0 miles
  • Edison Close

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.1 miles
  • One Stop Shop

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.2 miles
  • One Stop Shop

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 001H, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,689 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 812 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,164 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 491 events.

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