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GL5 1BY

Stroud Valley · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 1BA 20 m
GL5 1UT 23 m
GL5 1QS 39 m
GL5 1QT 52 m
GL5 1BT 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 1BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 1
Latitude
51.748012
Longitude
-2.211428
British National Grid easting
385,500
British National Grid northing
205,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Stroud Valley · E05010991
Parish or community
E04013012
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113940
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 006E · E01022414
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
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Uplands Community Primary School

    Community school

    272 m

  2. Stroud Valley Community Primary School

    Community school

    511 m

  3. St Martins Centre (St Roses School)

    Special post 16 institution

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 367
  • Anti social behaviour 207
  • Shoplifting 167
  • Public order 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 70

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

    550 m

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    614 m

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    615 m

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    4.0 km

  • HOYLAND HOUSE

    GYDE ROAD, PAINSWICK, STROUD, GL6 6RD

    ODS code L84025

    4.9 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    4.9 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Brickrow

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles

  • Brickrow

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Uplands

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Uplands

    0.1 miles

  • Whitminster Centre

    BCT · Stroud

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 006E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,120 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Uplands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 367 events.

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