GL5 2LP

Chalford · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL6 8BB 60 m
GL6 8DQ 97 m
GL6 8JU 144 m
GL6 8AZ 149 m
GL6 8AY 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 2LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2009
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 2
Latitude
51.730052
Longitude
-2.169325
British National Grid easting
388,402
British National Grid northing
203,495

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Chalford · E05013189
Parish or community
E04013001
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113692
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 008C · E01022368
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 008 · E02004658

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Bussage Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    586 m
  2. Thomas Keble School

    Academy converter

    913 m
  3. Eastcombe Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Public order 11
  • Other crime 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    482 m

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    2.3 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    3.8 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    3.9 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Hawthorns

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • The Hawthorns

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • Dorington Court

    BCT · Bussage

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 008C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,606 of 33,755

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bussage Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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