GL2 7AR

Severn · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Severn
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 7AW 595 m
GL2 7AP 1.1 km
GL10 3AJ 1.2 km
GL2 7AN 1.2 km
GL10 3AL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 7AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 7
Latitude
51.746658
Longitude
-2.354793
British National Grid easting
375,602
British National Grid northing
205,388

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Severn · E05015847
Parish or community
E04004350
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113850
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 003B · E01022396
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 003 · E02004653

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. William Morris School

    Other independent special school

    2.7 km
  2. Eastington Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  3. Slimbridge Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
GL2 7 residents
5,211

Age bands in GL2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

762 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

448 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

900 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.2%

1,667 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

1,244 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL2 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    5.0 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    5.0 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

  • Park's Farm

    BCT · Cambridge

    0.2 miles
  • Park's Farm

    BCT · Cambridge

    0.2 miles
  • Wickster's Bridge

    BCT · Cambridge

    0.4 miles
  • Wickster's Bridge

    BCT · Cambridge

    0.4 miles
  • Elm Farm

    BCT · Cambridge

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 003B, 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

23,408 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. William Morris School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 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.