GL5 3AU

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 3BN 17 m
GL5 3BA 68 m
GL5 3BL 71 m
GL5 3BB 75 m
GL5 3BY 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 3AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 3
Latitude
51.744399
Longitude
-2.220102
British National Grid easting
384,900
British National Grid northing
205,100

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

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    218 m
  2. St Rose's Special School

    Non-maintained special school

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

    Special post 16 institution

    357 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,306
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 403
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Public order 89
  • 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 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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    147 m

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    182 m

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    323 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

    4.3 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RLY · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RSE · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Ecotricity

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Lloyd's Bank

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Rosary Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 218 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,306 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 403 events.

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