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GL12 postcode area · Stroud

The GL12 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cotswold, South Gloucestershire, Stroud. Area Scores range from 66 to 84 across them. Every full GL12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the GL12 district's neighbourhoods is Wotton-under-Edge & Kingswood (84 out of 100, #1,081 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Berkeley & Sharpness (67). All 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £320,000 in Cam to £440,000 in Tetbury. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cotswold, South Gloucestershire and Stroud — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,533a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime59per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied75%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the GL12 district

£385,000median home sold over the past year · +10.0% over 5 years · +3.4% over the year · 180 sales
Detached£500,000
Semi-detached£339,000
Terraced£266,250
Flat£173,975
Stroud£330,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wotton-under-Edge & KingswoodStroud 1,08184 £343,000
Thornbury NorthSouth Gloucestershire 1,39080 £353,750
Charfield, Wickwar & Iron ActonSouth Gloucestershire 1,62376 £430,000
TetburyCotswold 1,78074 £440,000
CamStroud 1,79474 £320,000
Thornbury SouthSouth Gloucestershire 2,07570 £350,000
Berkeley & SharpnessStroud 2,26767 £325,000

People living in GL12 Census 2021

Residents58,955
Median age (est.)47
Density158per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 12%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in GL12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL12 district.

Thornbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL12.

GL13 GL9 BS37 BS35 BS17 BS36 GL8 BS12

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.