GL5 5EX

Amberley and Woodchester · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 5EY 178 m
GL5 5BA 269 m
GL5 5EZ 295 m
GL5 5HS 319 m
GL5 5HR 363 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 5EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 5
Latitude
51.710752
Longitude
-2.229838
British National Grid easting
384,216
British National Grid northing
201,360

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04013007
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113608
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 010A · E01022350
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 010 · E02004660

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Merretts Mill, 14a, Bath Road, Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5EX 16 April 2025 £125,000
Merretts Mill Industrial Centre, Unit 14, Bath Road, Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5EX 16 April 2025 £125,000
Merretts Mill Industrial Centre, Unit 8-9, Bath Road, Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5EX 21 February 2024 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Amberley Parochial School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  3. Nailsworth Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 49
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 7

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

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

5

within 5 km

  • PRICES MILL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, NAILSWORTH, STROUD, GL6 0DQ

    ODS code L84065

    1.9 km

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    3.9 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    3.9 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    4.0 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    4.1 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

  • Trading Estate

    BCT · Inchbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Trading Estate

    BCT · Inchbrook

    0.2 miles
  • Frogmarsh Lane

    BCT · Woodchester

    0.2 miles
  • Frogmarsh Lane

    BCT · Woodchester

    0.2 miles
  • Farthingcloe

    BCT · Theescombe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 010A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,521 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
13
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 £125,000 from 3 recorded sales in GL5 5EX. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Amberley Parochial School is the nearest published school at 833 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 49 events.

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