GL6 8SZ

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 9BD 312 m
GL6 9BB 559 m
GL6 9FB 730 m
GL6 9BA 745 m
GL6 8PB 778 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL6 8SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL6
Postcode sector
GL6 8
Latitude
51.704925
Longitude
-2.166366
British National Grid easting
388,600
British National Grid northing
200,700

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
17
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Minchinhampton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  3. Chalford Hill Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
89
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Public order 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MINCHINHAMPTON SURGERY

    CIRENCESTER ROAD, MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD, GL6 9FB

    ODS code L84005

    730 m

  • FRITHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code L84016

    2.8 km

  • PRICES MILL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, NAILSWORTH, STROUD, GL6 0DQ

    ODS code L84065

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Stables

    BCT · Crackstone

    0.2 miles
  • Stables

    BCT · Crackstone

    0.2 miles
  • Ragged Cot Inn

    BCT · Burnt Ash

    0.3 miles
  • Ragged Cot Inn

    BCT · Burnt Ash

    0.3 miles
  • Upper Hyde Farm

    BCT · Burnt Ash

    0.3 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Minchinhampton Primary 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

89 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 26 events.

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