GL6 6LA

Stroud Uplands · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL6 6LB 114 m
GL6 6LD 129 m
GL6 6NU 234 m
GL6 6LE 237 m
GL6 6EB 243 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 6LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 6
Latitude
51.754281
Longitude
-2.224496
British National Grid easting
384,600
British National Grid northing
206,200

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
E00113923
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 006D · E01022411
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 006 · E02004656

Postcode source versions

Explore GL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Callowell Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    483 m
  2. South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

    Further education

    646 m
  3. St Martins Centre (St Roses School)

    Special post 16 institution

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,071
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 340
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Public order 81
  • Other theft 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    830 m

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    1.0 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    1.0 km

  • STONEHOUSE HEALTH CLINIC

    25 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84613

    4.1 km

  • THE WILLOW TREE PRACTICE

    31 HIGH STREET, STONEHOUSE, GL10 2NG

    ODS code L84080

    4.1 km

  • HOYLAND HOUSE

    GYDE ROAD, PAINSWICK, STROUD, GL6 6RD

    ODS code L84025

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Salmon Springs

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • Salmon Springs

    BCT · Stroud

    0.1 miles
  • Stratford Park

    BCT · Stroud

    0.2 miles
  • Stratford Park

    BCT · Stroud

    0.2 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Paganhill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 006D, 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

21,589 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Callowell Primary School is the nearest published school at 483 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,071 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 340 events.

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