GL5 3AN

Stroud Central · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 3AP 22 m
GL5 3AR 24 m
GL5 3AZ 34 m
GL5 3AQ 36 m
GL5 3AJ 43 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 3AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 3
Latitude
51.745103
Longitude
-2.218903
British National Grid easting
384,983
British National Grid northing
205,178

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
E00186331
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 006G · E01034804
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 006 · E02004656

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    190 m
  2. St Rose's Special School

    Non-maintained special school

    301 m
  3. St Martins Centre (St Roses School)

    Special post 16 institution

    310 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 412
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Public order 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL5 3 residents
4,574

Age bands in GL5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

611 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

409 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

984 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

1,244 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

870 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    71 m

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    74 m

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    262 m

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    4.3 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    4.4 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    4.4 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

  • Lloyd's Bank

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Ecotricity

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RSE · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RLY · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Russell Street

    BCT · 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Rosary Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 412 events.

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