GL5 2AA

Stroud Central · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stroud
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 2AG 18 m
GL5 2HA 26 m
GL5 2AB 28 m
GL5 2AD 38 m
GL5 3AX 48 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 2AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 2
Latitude
51.744199
Longitude
-2.216668
British National Grid easting
385,137
British National Grid northing
205,077

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04013012
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113687
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 006G · E01034804
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 006 · E02004656

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Unit 6, London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AA 10 August 2006 £550,000
Fromedale, 2, London Road, Stroud, GL5 2AA 7 April 2000 £36,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Stroud Valley Community Primary School

    Community school

    299 m
  2. The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    373 m
  3. St Rose's Special School

    Non-maintained special school

    471 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,265
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 396
  • Anti social behaviour 220
  • Shoplifting 182
  • Public order 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL5 2 residents
4,530

Age bands in GL5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

683 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

418 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

906 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.9%

1,560 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

1,039 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.

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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
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

7

within 5 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    206 m

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    253 m

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    425 m

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    4.1 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    4.6 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    4.6 km

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    4.9 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

  • Russell Street

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • Cornhill

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • Cornhill

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RSE · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RLY · 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.

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

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Stroud Valley Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,265 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 396 events.

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