GL4 8AA

Painswick and Upton · 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
GL4
Postcode sector
GL4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL4 8AB 130 m
GL4 6EZ 241 m
GL4 8DA 267 m
GL4 8DG 299 m
GL4 8AD 313 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL4 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL4
Postcode sector
GL4 8
Latitude
51.829941
Longitude
-2.205254
British National Grid easting
385,952
British National Grid northing
214,611

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04013013
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00113930
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 001G · E01034801
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 001 · E02004651

Postcode source versions

Explore GL4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kings Head, Gloucester Road, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8AA 29 January 2015 £19,972,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    861 m
  2. Hillside Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Heron Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
599
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Shoplifting 57
  • Burglary 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
GL4 8 residents
2,470

Age bands in GL4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

382 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

204 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

479 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

768 residents

Age 65 and over
30.5%

804 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL4 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

10

within 5 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    1.3 km

  • HUCCLECOTE SURGERY

    5A BROOKFIELD ROAD, HUCCLECOTE, GLOUCESTER, GL3 3HB

    ODS code L84014

    3.1 km

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    3.6 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    3.7 km

  • BROCKWORTH SURGERY

    ABBOTSWOOD ROAD, BROCKWORTH, GLOUCESTER, GL3 4PE

    ODS code L84084

    3.7 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    4.3 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    4.3 km

  • HOYLAND HOUSE

    GYDE ROAD, PAINSWICK, STROUD, GL6 6RD

    ODS code L84025

    4.4 km

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    4.8 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kings Head

    BCT · Upton St Leonards

    0.0 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Upton St Leonards

    0.0 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Upton St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Upton St Leonards

    0.2 miles
  • Fern Lawn

    BCT · Abbeydale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 001G, 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

25,163 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 861 m.

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

Recorded crime

599 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 235 events.

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