GL6 8JU

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 8DD 77 m
GL6 8BB 89 m
GL6 8DQ 111 m
GL6 8DA 165 m
GL6 8HD 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 8JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 8
Latitude
51.731142
Longitude
-2.168200
British National Grid easting
388,480
British National Grid northing
203,616

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
E00113706
Lower layer super output area
Stroud 008C · E01022368
Middle layer super output area
Stroud 008 · E02004658

Postcode source versions

Explore GL6

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, The Hawthorns, Bussage, Stroud, GL6 8JU 1 March 2024 £455,000
22, The Hawthorns, Bussage, Stroud, GL6 8JU 13 December 2021 £525,000
21, The Hawthorns, Bussage, Stroud, GL6 8JU 26 February 2021 £415,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Bussage Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    455 m
  2. Thomas Keble School

    Academy converter

    778 m
  3. Eastcombe Primary School

    Community school

    871 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Public order 10
  • Other crime 8
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

14 female, 18 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.5% 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    433 m

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    2.5 km

  • FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A KING STREET, STROUD, GL5 3BS

    ODS code L84077

    3.8 km

  • ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWCROFT RETREAT, STROUD, GL5 3BE

    ODS code L84007

    3.9 km

  • BEECHES GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84039

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Hawthorns

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • The Hawthorns

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • Dorington Court

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • Lypiatt View

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles
  • Dorington Court

    BCT · Bussage

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stroud 008C, 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

31,606 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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 2 recorded sales in GL6 8JU. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bussage Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 455 m.

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

Recorded crime

111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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