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GL5 3BL

Stroud Central · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stroud
Ward
Stroud Central
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 3BT 24 m
GL5 3BP 55 m
GL5 3BN 85 m
GL5 3AR 113 m
GL5 3AP 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 3BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 3
Latitude
51.743942
Longitude
-2.219390
British National Grid easting
384,949
British National Grid northing
205,049

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Stroud Central · E05010986
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

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Property

At this postcode

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101 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hill Paul, 11, Cheapside, Stroud, GL5 3BL 20 November 2025 £105,000
Hill Paul, 32, Cheapside, Stroud, GL5 3BL 6 August 2025 £225,000
Hill Paul, 26, Cheapside, Stroud, GL5 3BL 30 June 2025 £192,500

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

    282 m

  2. St Rose's Special School

    Non-maintained special school

    408 m

  3. St Martins Centre (St Roses School)

    Special post 16 institution

    418 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,308
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 401
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Public order 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

16 female, 32 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    191 m

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    204 m

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    379 m

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    4.2 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

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RLY · Stroud

    0.0 miles

  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station

    RSE · Stroud

    0.0 miles

  • Ecotricity

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Street

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles

  • Lloyd's Bank

    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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £203,750 from 6 recorded sales in GL5 3BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Stroud is £355,953 in June 2026, up 6.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Rosary Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,308 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 401 events.

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