GL6 8DL

Chalford · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL6 8DW 70 m
GL6 8DN 72 m
GL6 8DP 93 m
GL6 8FX 116 m
GL6 8DR 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 8DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 8
Latitude
51.721263
Longitude
-2.146246
British National Grid easting
389,994
British National Grid northing
202,514

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Electoral ward
Chalford · E05013189
Parish or community
E04013001
Westminster constituency
Stroud · E14001529
Output area
E00113702
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 008B · E01022367
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 008 · E02004658

Postcode source versions

Explore GL6

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Meadow Cottages, 1, High Street, Chalford, Stroud, GL6 8DL 17 July 2026 £490,000
Meadow Cottages, 4, High Street, Chalford, Stroud, GL6 8DL 12 December 2022 £485,000
Meadow Cottages, 1, High Street, Chalford, Stroud, GL6 8DL 20 July 2022 £575,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Chalford Hill Primary School

    Community school

    391 m
  2. Oakridge Parochial School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Bussage Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
78
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other theft 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
GL6 8 residents
6,414

Age bands in GL6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

993 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

619 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

1,193 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

2,103 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,500 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL6 8 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

2

within 5 km

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    1.5 km

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    2.3 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

  • Marle Hill

    BCT · Chalford

    0.3 miles
  • Doctor Middleton's Road

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.3 miles
  • Brantwood Road

    BCT · France Lynch

    0.3 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Burcombe Road

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 008B, 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

29,548 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 £490,000 from 3 recorded sales in GL6 8DL. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chalford Hill 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

78 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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