GL5 postcode area guide — Stroud
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL5 postcode district in Stroud — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL5
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
33.1%
Gigabit-capable
33.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the GL5 postcode district (Stroud) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 1,093 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 33.1%.
Around 0% of premises in GL5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in GL5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL5 1AA | 72.7% | 45.5% |
| GL5 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL5 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| GL5 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 1AJ | 100% | 23.8% |
| GL5 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 1AN | 100% | 71.4% |
| GL5 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Stroud
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Stroud district (60,368 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
83%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
42.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in GL5
Based on 392 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL5 is £328,500, up 6.7% on the previous year (£308,000).
Detached
£470,000
102 sales
Semi-detached
£333,000
133 sales
Terraced
£280,000
78 sales
Flat / maisonette
£172,000
58 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Delmont Grove | GL5 1UN |
| 18 May 2026 | £70,000 | Flat | Wesley Court | GL5 1DS |
| 15 May 2026 | £870,000 | Detached | The Butts | GL5 3UG |
| 15 May 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached | Chandos Road | GL5 3QZ |
| 12 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Bagpath | GL5 2SJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached | Stanley View | GL5 3NJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £91,000 | Flat | Inchbrook Way | GL5 5HY |
| 8 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Robbins Close | GL5 4PZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Fennells View | GL5 1RW |
| 5 May 2026 | £1,565,000 | Other | Kingfisher Business Park | GL5 2BY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Stroud demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Stroud district (121,103 residents, 52,378 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.3% |
| 15–29 | 18.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.6% |
| 65+ | 23.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.7% |
| Private rented | 13.8% |
| Social rented | 3.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GL5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,144 | GL5 4HF |
| Marling School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,082 | GL5 4HE |
| Archway School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,053 | GL5 4AX |
| Foxmoor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 257 | GL5 4UJ |
| Stroud Valley Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 252 | GL5 2HP |
| Cashes Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 212 | GL5 4NL |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 195 | GL5 4JE |
| Rodborough Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 185 | GL5 3RT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in GL5
246 rated food businesses operate in GL5. 191 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: AAPT Retail Ltd T/a One Stop, Aldi, Alfonso Gelateria Stroud, Ali's Kitchen Ltd, Amberley Shop On The Common Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL5
From a sample of 92 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GL5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
25%
Band D
48%
Band E
20%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Stroud
Landlines around GL5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.