GL5 2UX

Minchinhampton · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 2TG 10 m
GL5 2TT 146 m
GL5 2TE 152 m
GL5 2TL 156 m
GL5 2TD 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 2UX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 2
Latitude
51.717492
Longitude
-2.180888
British National Grid easting
387,600
British National Grid northing
202,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04013007
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00113784
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 010D · E01022384
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 010 · E02004660

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    627 m
  2. Minchinhampton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Thrupp School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Public order 12
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    1.0 km

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    1.9 km

  • PRICES MILL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, NAILSWORTH, STROUD, GL6 0DQ

    ODS code L84065

    4.0 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    4.1 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    4.1 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Toadsmoor Road

    BCT · Brimscombe

    0.0 miles
  • Toadsmoor Road

    BCT · Brimscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Lewiston Mill

    BCT · Brimscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Lewiston Mill

    BCT · Brimscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Pavillion

    BCT · Brimscombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 010D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,250 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School is the nearest published school at 627 m.

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

Recorded crime

152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

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