GL2 6RS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 4RS 3 m
GL2 4JR 464 m
GL2 4RR 822 m
GL2 4RL 973 m
GL2 7NH 973 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 6RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 6
Latitude
51.804097
Longitude
-2.309298
British National Grid easting
378,770
British National Grid northing
211,762

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
E00113764
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 001F · E01034800
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
23
Primary
18
Secondary
2
  1. Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Hunts Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km
  3. Longney Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Shoplifting 3
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 6 residents
2

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

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Lodge

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.5 miles
  • The Lodge

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.5 miles
  • Hiltmead Lane

    BCT · Moreton Valence

    0.7 miles
  • Parkend House

    BCT · Moreton Valence

    0.7 miles
  • Pound Lane

    BCT · Hardwicke

    0.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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