# GL5 2RJ: area report for a postcode in Stroud

GL5 2RJ is a postcode in Stroud.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Stroud. Open the map at GL5 2RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) › [GL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl5) › [GL5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **Stroud (Gloucs), 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **No property in GL5 2RJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stroud 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **£351,736 average price**: For the whole of Stroud, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **No gigabit broadband at GL5 2RJ**: Superfast for 28.6%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at GL5 2RJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brimscombe-church-of-england-va-primary-school-e115690) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thrupp School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thrupp-school-e115544) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Minchinhampton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minchinhampton-primary-academy-e141547) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2023 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £316,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2023 | £605,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2024 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £351,736** (July 2026). Stroud’s average house price was £351,736 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,608** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stroud earned a median of £38,608 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 172nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.1×** (2025). A home in Stroud costs 9.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 85th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.6** (2025). Stroud has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 55th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stroud 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.5** (2025). Stroud 007E has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,536th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £382,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stroud 007E was £382,500 in 2025. Joint 9,636th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,290** (2021). Stroud 007E had 1,290 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,331st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 70.1%** (January 2026). In Stroud 007E, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GL5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL5 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,105** (2021). GL5 had 31,105 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 865th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in GL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.8%** (January 2026). In GL5, 75.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud)
- Centre: 51.7200, -2.1869

Council: [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stroud): Dr Simon Opher (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1869,51.7200,GL52RJ

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