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GL5 postcode area · Stroud

The GL5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Stroud. Area Scores range from 45 to 94 across them. Every full GL5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The GL5 district contains both ends of the scale: Chalford & Bussage at 94 out of 100 (#375 of 6,856 in England) against Stroud Town at 46, a 49-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in Ebley & Randwick to £523,500 in Minchinhampton & Amberley — a 1.8× gap within the GL5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,452a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied74%

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 GL5 district

£320,000median home sold over the past year · +20.8% over 5 years · -1.5% over the year · 460 sales
Detached£485,000
Semi-detached£324,500
Terraced£285,000
Flat£178,500
Stroud£330,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Chalford & BussageStroud 37594 £375,000
Rodborough & ThruppStroud 84188 £358,000
Minchinhampton & AmberleyStroud 1,27381 £523,500
Leonard Stanley & UleyStroud 1,86973 £355,000
NailsworthStroud 2,04870 £337,750
Ebley & RandwickStroud 2,10369 £295,000
Stroud TownStroud 3,73446 £312,000

People living in GL5 Census 2021

Residents56,164
Median age (est.)48
Density503per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above41%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL5.

GL6 GL10 GL8 GL4 GL1 GL2 GL11 GL3

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.