GL5 3HY

Cainscross · 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 5JP 55 m
GL5 5JA 57 m
GL5 3HG 122 m
GL5 5JR 126 m
GL5 3AS 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 3HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 3
Latitude
51.738961
Longitude
-2.241799
British National Grid easting
383,400
British National Grid northing
204,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04013025
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113642
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 004B · E01022356
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 004 · E02004654

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    569 m
  2. Marling School

    Academy converter

    845 m
  3. Stroud High School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 209
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Shoplifting 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Vehicle crime 38

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    1.7 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    1.8 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    1.8 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    3.0 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury's Store

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.0 miles
  • Sainsbury's Store

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Dudbridge Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Dudbridgehill Roundabout

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Cricket Ground

    BCT · Selsley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 004B, 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

23,334 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 569 m.

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

Recorded crime

595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 209 events.

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