GL5 2UH

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 8AY 286 m
GL6 8AX 299 m
GL6 8AZ 314 m
GL6 8AU 345 m
GL6 8BA 368 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 2UH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 2
Latitude
51.729459
Longitude
-2.175288
British National Grid easting
387,990
British National Grid northing
203,430

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
E00113710
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 008C · E01022368
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 008 · E02004658

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Bussage Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    977 m
  2. Thomas Keble School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Eastcombe Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Public order 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other crime 8

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

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    893 m

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    2.2 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    3.5 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    3.5 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    3.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hampton Colours

    BCT · Toadsmoor

    0.0 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Bussage

    0.3 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Bussage

    0.3 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Toadsmoor

    0.3 miles
  • Merlins Mill

    BCT · Brimscombe

    0.3 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bussage Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 977 m.

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

Recorded crime

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 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.