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GL5 3EL

Stroud Central · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 3EH 67 m
GL5 3EN 93 m
GL5 3JH 153 m
GL5 3EB 187 m
GL5 3EW 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 3EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2003
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 3
Latitude
51.742741
Longitude
-2.231434
British National Grid easting
384,117
British National Grid northing
204,918

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
E00113690
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 006F · E01034803
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 006 · E02004656

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. Stroud High School

    Academy converter

    384 m

  2. Marling School

    Academy converter

    404 m

  3. Rodborough Community Primary School

    Community school

    510 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 367
  • Anti social behaviour 222
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Public order 81
  • Other theft 72

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

    887 m

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    924 m

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    954 m

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    3.6 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    3.6 km

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Beard's Lane

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles

  • Marling and Stroud High Schools

    BCT · Stroud

    0.2 miles

  • Beard's Lane

    BCT · Stroud

    0.2 miles

  • Marling and Stroud High Schools

    BCT · Stroud

    0.2 miles

  • Marling and Stroud High Schools

    BCT · Stroud

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 006F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,983 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Stroud High School is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 367 events.

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