GL6 6SY

Painswick and Upton · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stroud
Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL6 6SZ 377 m
GL6 6SX 485 m
GL4 8DF 580 m
GL6 6TW 797 m
GL6 6TA 810 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 6SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 6
Latitude
51.809465
Longitude
-2.196733
British National Grid easting
386,533
British National Grid northing
212,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04013013
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00113930
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 001G · E01034801
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 001 · E02004651

Postcode source versions

Explore GL6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Castle End, The Beacon, Painswick Beacon, Stroud, GL6 6SY 29 June 2021 £845,000
Castle End, The Beacon, Painswick Beacon, Stroud, GL6 6SY 11 December 2014 £638,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. The Croft Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km
  2. Cranham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km
  3. Brookthorpe Hall School

    Other independent special school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% 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+
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

3

within 5 km

  • HOYLAND HOUSE

    GYDE ROAD, PAINSWICK, STROUD, GL6 6RD

    ODS code L84025

    2.1 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    3.6 km

  • BROCKWORTH SURGERY

    ABBOTSWOOD ROAD, BROCKWORTH, GLOUCESTER, GL3 4PE

    ODS code L84084

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Castle End

    BCT · Painswick

    0.1 miles
  • Castle End

    BCT · Painswick

    0.1 miles
  • Spoonbed Turn

    BCT · Painswick

    0.1 miles
  • Spoonbed Turn

    BCT · Painswick

    0.1 miles
  • Beacon

    BCT · Painswick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 001G, 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

25,163 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Croft Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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