Area guide

Living in GL6, Stroud

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around GL6 in Stroud. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Stroud: £351,736, up 2.9% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.

Check sold prices for a specific address in GL6 →
See where GL6 ranks across South West →

Council tax at Band D in Stroud: £2,491 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare GL6 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for GL6 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around GL6

55 recorded home sales on the streets around central GL6 in the last 2 years, with a median of £360,000 and a range from £124,000 to £810,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
35 Bowbridge Lane, GL5 2JN Semi-detached £394,000 31 Jul 2026
23 Bowbridge Lock, GL5 2JZ Semi-detached £325,000 22 Jul 2026
76 Bisley Road, GL5 1HG Terraced £287,000 17 Jul 2026
215 Horns Road, GL5 1EG Terraced £400,000 17 Jul 2026
92 Horns Road, GL5 1EG Terraced £295,000 26 Jun 2026
147 Bisley Road, GL5 1HS Detached £540,000 15 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

25 schools within 3 miles , of which 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Stroud High School Secondary Outstanding 1.8 mi away 414.0 mi 2024/25
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away 66.0 mi 2024/25
Stroud Valley Community Primary School Primary Good 0.9 mi away 0.65 mi 2024/25
Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary Good 1.2 mi away no figure
Rodborough Community Primary School Primary Good 1.3 mi away no figure
The Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary Good 1.3 mi away 21.0 mi 2024/25

Schools in GL6 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Thomas Keble School Secondary 2.0 mi 2024/25
The Croft Primary School Primary 2.77 mi 2024/25
Whiteshill Primary School Primary 6.45 mi 2024/25
Oakridge Parochial School Primary 14.0 mi 2024/25
Miserden Church of England Primary School Primary 17.0 mi 2024/25
Horsley Church of England Primary School Primary 27.0 mi 2024/25
Bussage Church of England Primary School Primary 59.0 mi 2024/25
Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary 69.0 mi 2024/25

15 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, plus 2 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for GL6 →

Private schools

2 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Beaudesert Park School, The Acorn School.

All 2 fee-paying schools near GL6, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations22.9%
Associate professional and technical15.9%
Managers, directors and senior officials15.4%
Skilled trades13.5%
Administrative and secretarial7.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How GL6 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 9.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of GL6 (E01022409, 1,286 residents in 2021, up 2.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 9.0 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 81.6% 81.2% -0.4 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 9.8% 11.0% +1.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 7.0% 6.9% -0.1 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.6% 17.0% -1.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 14.9% 18.0% +3.1 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 37.8% 46.8% +9.0 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.6% 6.6% +1.0 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 84.4% 85.4% +1.0 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.9% 97.8% -1.1 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

1 crime recorded within roughly a mile of central GL6 in April 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Stroud's figures.

Buses from the centre of GL6

Best-served stop: Thrupp Lane, with 3.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of GL6 is Thrupp Lane: 3.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.5 in the evening and 0.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:17, last 19:57. Routes there: 67, 620, 54A, X54, 859, C64. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of GL6. The nearest, Five Valleys Medical Practice, has 14,379 registered patients and 1,912 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Five Valleys Medical Practice1.2 mi14,3791,912
Rowcroft Medical Centre1.3 mi12,3482,205
Beeches Green Surgery1.4 mi8,9901,822

Nearest A&E: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where 66.4% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Stroud pays £2,491 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Stroud, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Stroud, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,993+4.4%
2022-23£2,054+3.1%
2023-24£2,155+4.9%
2024-25£2,260+4.9%
2025-26£2,369+4.8%
2026-27£2,491+5.1%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Stroud, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about GL6

What is the average house price in GL6?

The average sold price in Stroud is £351,736 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in GL6?

Prices in Stroud are up 2.9% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in GL6?

The median of 55 recorded sales around central GL6 in the last 2 years is £360,000, ranging from £124,000 to £810,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in GL6?

25 schools sit within 3 miles of central GL6, and 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in GL6?

1 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central GL6 in April 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is GL6 at risk of flooding?

Central GL6 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is GL6 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 85% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £360,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is GL6 safe?

1 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central GL6 in April 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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