GL5 4EL

Stroud Central · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stroud
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 4DU 40 m
GL5 4EH 71 m
GL5 4EN 78 m
GL5 4EJ 108 m
GL5 4DX 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 4EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2007
Terminated
1 November 2014
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 4
Latitude
51.748945
Longitude
-2.231379
British National Grid easting
384,123
British National Grid northing
205,608

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
E00186503
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 006F · E01034803
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 006 · E02004656

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Seasons Private Day Nursery Ltd, Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4EL 26 February 2021 £750,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

    Further education

    187 m
  2. Stroud High School

    Academy converter

    325 m
  3. Callowell Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    470 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 362
  • Anti social behaviour 220
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Public order 84
  • Other theft 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL5 4 residents
10,755

Age bands in GL5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,865 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,157 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,712 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

3,162 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

2,469 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

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    790 m

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    899 m

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    964 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

Nearby transport

  • Beard's Lane

    BCT · Paganhill

    0.1 miles
  • Beard's Lane

    BCT · Paganhill

    0.1 miles
  • SGS College

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • SGS College

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • Farm Hill Crescent

    BCT · Paganhill

    0.3 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. South Gloucestershire and Stroud College is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 362 events.

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