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GL5 5JA

Cainscross · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cainscross
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL5 5JP 39 m
GL5 5JR 89 m
GL5 3HG 128 m
GL5 3AT 166 m
GL5 3AS 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL5 5JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL5
Postcode sector
GL5 5
Latitude
51.739410
Longitude
-2.242207
British National Grid easting
383,372
British National Grid northing
204,550

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Cainscross · E05013212
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

    512 m

  2. Marling School

    Academy converter

    819 m

  3. Foxmoor Primary School

    Community school

    982 m

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 211
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Shoplifting 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Other theft 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

19 female, 16 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL5 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

    2.9 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury's Store

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.0 miles

  • Sainsbury's Store

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Dudbridgehill Roundabout

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Dudbridge Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Dudbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Frome Gardens

    BCT · Ebley

    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.

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
3
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

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 512 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 211 events.

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