GL6 8HT

Minchinhampton · Stroud · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL6 8GA 228 m
GL6 8HS 329 m
GL6 8HR 430 m
GL6 9BH 744 m
GL6 8HP 859 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 8HT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2002
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 8
Latitude
51.711383
Longitude
-2.137501
British National Grid easting
390,596
British National Grid northing
201,414

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Stroud · E07000082
Parish or community
E04013007
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00113780
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 010D · E01022384
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 010 · E02004660

Postcode source versions

Explore GL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Chalford Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Oakridge Parochial School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  3. Bussage Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    2.5 km

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Aston Down

    0.1 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Aston Down

    0.1 miles
  • Westley Farm

    BCT · Aston Down

    0.5 miles
  • Westley Farm

    BCT · Aston Down

    0.5 miles
  • Hampton Stone Works

    BCT · Aston Down

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 010D, 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

23,250 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chalford Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 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.