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GL5 1AW

Stroud Central · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stroud Central
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 1AN 19 m
GL5 1AJ 35 m
GL5 2HG 35 m
GL5 2HF 55 m
GL5 2AL 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 1AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2006
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 1
Latitude
51.745155
Longitude
-2.215007
British National Grid easting
385,252
British National Grid northing
205,183

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Stroud Central · E05010986
Parish or community
E04013012
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00186331
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 006G · E01034804
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 006 · E02004656

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Stroud Valley Community Primary School

    Community school

    255 m

  2. The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    424 m

  3. St Rose's Special School

    Non-maintained special school

    488 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,210
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 381
  • Anti social behaviour 217
  • Shoplifting 169
  • Public order 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL5 1 residents
7,867

Age bands in GL5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,273 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

816 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

1,889 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

2,537 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

1,543 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    245 m

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    314 m

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

    STROUD HEALTH CENTRE, BEECHES GREEN, STROUD, GL5 4BH

    ODS code L84039

    434 m

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

    45 TANGLEWOOD WAY, CHALFORD, BUSSAGE, STROUD, GL6 8DE

    ODS code L84016

    4.0 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    4.7 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    4.7 km

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cornhill

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles

  • Cornhill

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles

  • Whitminster Centre

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles

  • Whitminster Centre

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Street

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 006G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,121 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Stroud Valley Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 255 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,210 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 381 events.

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