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GL6 postcode area · Stroud

The GL6 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cotswold, Stroud. Area Scores range from 45 to 94 across them. Every full GL6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the GL6 district: Chalford & Bussage scores 94 out of 100 (#375 of 6,856 nationally) while Stroud Town sits at 46 — neighbours on the map, 49 points apart on the index. 10 of the 12 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 £618,000 in Sandywell, Ermin & Chedworth — a 2.1× gap within the GL6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cotswold and Stroud — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,764a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied73%

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 GL6 district

£426,000median home sold over the past year · +6.5% over 5 years · -2.1% over the year · 322 sales
Detached£620,000
Semi-detached£365,000
Terraced£292,500
Flat£235,000
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
Kemble & South CerneyCotswold 1,50678 £490,000
Upton St Leonards & HardwickeStroud 1,50678 £300,000
Painswick, Bisley & EastcombeStroud 1,67176 £500,000
TetburyCotswold 1,78074 £440,000
Frampton, Whitminster & EastingtonStroud 2,03470 £394,000
NailsworthStroud 2,04870 £337,750
Ebley & RandwickStroud 2,10369 £295,000
Sandywell, Ermin & ChedworthCotswold 2,88458 £618,000
Stroud TownStroud 3,73446 £312,000

People living in GL6 Census 2021

Residents98,782
Median age (est.)47
Density133per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above42%
No car or van11%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 11%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 GL6.

GL5 GL10 GL4 GL8 GL1 GL3 GL2 GL11

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.