# GL6 8XR: area report for a postcode in Stroud

GL6 8XR 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 GL6 8XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) › [GL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl6) › [GL6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl6-8)

## 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=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **Stroud (Gloucs), 930 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **No property in GL6 8XR 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=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stroud 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **£351,736 average price**: For the whole of Stroud, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **87% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **Low road and rail noise at GL6 8XR**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Martins Centre (St Roses School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-centre-st-roses-school-e139250) | Special | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Rose's Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-roses-special-school-e115813) | Special | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [South Gloucestershire and Stroud College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-gloucestershire-and-stroud-college-e139238) | Sixth form and further education | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 11.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lift Callowell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-callowell-e150052) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Rosary Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rosary-catholic-primary-school-e137410) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Uplands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uplands-community-primary-school-e115543) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stroud High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stroud-high-school-e136874) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 74.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Archway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archway-school-e115723) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £214,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 510 m |
| May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |
| June 2026 | £349,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 580 m |
| March 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stroud (Gloucs) (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEECHES GREEN SURGERY (630 m); ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m); FIVE VALLEYS MEDICAL PRACTICE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (670 m); STROUD FAMILY PHARMACY (820 m); BOOTS (900 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICE (630 m); DENTAL SURGERY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stroud Superstore (670 m, Tesco); Tesco Stroud Merrywalks Exp (740 m, Tesco); Co-op Slad Road (750 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.9** (2025). Stroud 006D has a deprivation score of 12.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,155th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £343,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stroud 006D was £343,750 in 2025. Joint 12,176th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,072** (2021). Stroud 006D had 2,072 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,273rd most 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: 85.8%** (January 2026). In Stroud 006D, 85.8% 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.

## GL6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £427,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL6 was £427,000 in 2025. 500th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,030** (2021). GL6 had 25,030 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,167th 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 GL6 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: 65.7%** (January 2026). In GL6, 65.7% 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: 51.7529, -2.2216

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.2216,51.7529,GL68XR

## How to cite

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