GL2 4RD

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 4QB 227 m
GL2 4RB 234 m
GL2 4RA 291 m
GL2 4QA 334 m
GL2 4RF 346 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 4RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 4
Latitude
51.811174
Longitude
-2.288009
British National Grid easting
380,241
British National Grid northing
212,543

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Hardwicke · E05015846
Parish or community
E04013004
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00186417
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 001F · E01034800
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 001 · E02004651

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Waters Meet Barn, Sticky Lane, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4RD 23 September 2022 £800,000
Tekoti, Sticky Lane, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4RD 14 September 2022 £640,000
Robinswood Cottage, Sticky Lane, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4RD 28 February 2022 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    497 m
  2. Hunts Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  3. Field Court Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
648
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 285
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Public order 50
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

11 female, 7 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL2 4 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+
10%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
10%
Gigabit-capable
10%
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

1

within 5 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    2.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.2 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.2 miles
  • Bath Road School Stop

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.2 miles
  • Business Park

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.2 miles
  • Mobility Centre

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.2 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £640,000 from 3 recorded sales in GL2 4RD. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 497 m.

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

Recorded crime

648 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 285 events.

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