GL5 5BG

The Stanleys · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 5LP 164 m
GL5 5LR 193 m
GL5 5JY 216 m
GL5 5JZ 238 m
GL5 5JX 257 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 5BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 5
Latitude
51.731774
Longitude
-2.238864
British National Grid easting
383,600
British National Grid northing
203,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04004361
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113898
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 009D · E01022406
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 009 · E02004659

Postcode source versions

Explore GL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Gastrells Community Primary School

    Community school

    812 m
  2. Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Vehicle crime 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL5 5 residents
3,625

Age bands in GL5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

514 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

295 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.3%

524 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

1,142 residents

Age 65 and over
32.3%

1,183 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

    2.0 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    2.1 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    2.2 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    3.5 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    3.5 km

  • PRICES MILL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, NAILSWORTH, STROUD, GL6 0DQ

    ODS code L84065

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Bell Inn

    BCT · Selsley

    0.1 miles
  • Bell Inn

    BCT · Selsley

    0.1 miles
  • Water Lane

    BCT · Selsley

    0.2 miles
  • Water Lane

    BCT · Selsley

    0.2 miles
  • New Road

    BCT · Selsley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 009D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,919 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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 4 secondary schools. Gastrells Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 812 m.

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

Recorded crime

278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 90 events.

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