GL6 6AB

Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe · 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
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL6 6AD 174 m
GL6 6AE 209 m
GL6 6AA 249 m
GL6 6AG 278 m
GL6 6AP 288 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 6
Latitude
51.758950
Longitude
-2.232430
British National Grid easting
384,054
British National Grid northing
206,721

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04004384
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113818
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 004F · E01022389
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 004 · E02004654

Postcode source versions

Explore GL6

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lookafar, The Plain, Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AB 31 July 2024 £745,000
Bethany, The Plain, Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AB 24 September 2021 £570,000
Bethany, The Plain, Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AB 10 January 2020 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Whiteshill Primary School

    Academy converter

    391 m
  2. Callowell Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    648 m
  3. Archway School

    Community school

    960 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
324
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 122
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Public order 24
  • Other theft 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

24 female, 28 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.4
GL6 6 residents
4,735

Age bands in GL6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

551 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

316 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

639 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

1,314 residents

Age 65 and over
31.7%

1,310 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL6 6 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+
43.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
43.5%
Gigabit-capable
43.5%
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

6

within 5 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    1.5 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    1.7 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

    3.7 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    3.7 km

  • HOYLAND HOUSE

    GYDE ROAD, PAINSWICK, STROUD, GL6 6RD

    ODS code L84025

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Old Vicarage

    BCT · Whiteshill

    0.1 miles
  • The Old Vicarage

    BCT · Whiteshill

    0.1 miles
  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · Whiteshill

    0.1 miles
  • The Star Inn

    BCT · Whiteshill

    0.1 miles
  • Whiteshill Primary School

    BCT · Whiteshill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 004F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,952 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £657,500 from 2 recorded sales in GL6 6AB. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Whiteshill Primary School is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

324 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 122 events.

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