GL6 7JY

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL6 7JX 92 m
GL6 7JZ 105 m
GL6 7LB 354 m
GL6 7QB 386 m
GL6 7LD 412 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 7JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 7
Latitude
51.758867
Longitude
-2.188471
British National Grid easting
387,088
British National Grid northing
206,703

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04004372
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00113823
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 002C · E01022391
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 002 · E02004652

Postcode source versions

Explore GL6

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Spring Cottages, 3, The Vatch, Stroud, GL6 7JY 23 November 2022 £493,000
Upper Vatch Mill, The Vatch, Stroud, GL6 7JY 17 February 2011 £795,000
Spring Cottages, 4, The Vatch, Stroud, GL6 7JY 17 January 2003 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Sladewood Academy

    Free schools special

    1.5 km
  2. Uplands Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Stroud Valley Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
76
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.7
GL6 7 residents
3,708

Age bands in GL6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

529 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

327 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.6%

574 residents

Age 45 to 64
33%

1,294 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

1,201 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL6 7 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

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    2.5 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    2.5 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    2.6 km

  • HOYLAND HOUSE

    GYDE ROAD, PAINSWICK, STROUD, GL6 6RD

    ODS code L84025

    3.6 km

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

    45 TANGLEWOOD WAY, CHALFORD, BUSSAGE, STROUD, GL6 8DE

    ODS code L84016

    3.7 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

  • The Vatch

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • The Vatch

    BCT · Stroud

    0.0 miles
  • Woolpack Inn

    BCT · Slad

    0.4 miles
  • Woolpack Inn

    BCT · Slad

    0.4 miles
  • The Budding

    BCT · Uplands

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 002C, 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

25,192 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £493,000 from 1 recorded sale in GL6 7JY. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sladewood Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

76 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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