GL6 8ES

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 8EU 36 m
GL6 8ET 50 m
GL6 8ER 57 m
GL6 8EP 67 m
GL6 8QG 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 8ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 8
Latitude
51.725957
Longitude
-2.152269
British National Grid easting
389,579
British National Grid northing
203,037

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
E00113696
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 008A · E01022366
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 008 · E02004658

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Cottage, Silver Street, Chalford Hill, Stroud, GL6 8ES 11 March 2025 £285,000
Walton Cottage, Silver Street, Chalford Hill, Stroud, GL6 8ES 14 August 2024 £615,000
Hedges, Silver Street, Chalford Hill, Stroud, GL6 8ES 10 July 2024 £572,700

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Chalford Hill Primary School

    Community school

    313 m
  2. Bussage Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. Thomas Keble School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Other crime 11
  • Public order 10
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

28 female, 26 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
77.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
77.3%
Gigabit-capable
77.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    814 m

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    2.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Old Neighbourhood Inn

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Old Neighbourhood Inn

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.1 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Doctor Middleton's Road

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Burcombe Road

    BCT · Chalford Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 008A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,011 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
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £572,700 from 5 recorded sales in GL6 8ES. 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

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chalford Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 313 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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