GL2 3SJ postcode in Stroud, Gloucestershire
GL2 3SJ is a postcode in Stroud, in the Hardwicke ward. It is in the North Cotswolds parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since December 1995.
Where GL2 3SJ is, and what is near it
- GL2 3SJ
- Other postcodes in GL2 3: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 5 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8064, longitude -2.3435)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after GL2 3SJ?
- StroudDistrict council Stroud: bins, council tax, planning
- GloucestershireCounty council Gloucestershire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around GL2 3SJ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- GloucestershirePolice force area
- North CotswoldsParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at GL2 3SJ?
Every home and business at GL2 3SJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at GL2 3SJ?
BinDayBuddy does not read Stroud District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
Stroud District Council's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is GL2 3SJ at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL2 3SJ.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Stroud
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL2 3SJ: 1,231 properties in Stroud are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Stroud
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of GL2 3SJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near GL2 3SJ?
Homes in the GL2 district sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 764 sales, down 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £435,000 238 sales
- Semi-detached £294,250 264 sales
- Terraced £230,000 215 sales
- Flat or maisonette £146,000 47 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
The GL2 3 postcode sector had 4 sales in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole GL2 district.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in GL2 3SJ
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in GL2 3SJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near GL2 3SJ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around GL2 3SJ. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Stroud for 2026‑27: £2,491. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,661 (band A) to £4,152 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,215.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 60 (7%) | £1,661 |
| Band B | about 110 (14%) | £1,938 |
| Band C | about 210 (26%) | £2,215 |
| Band D | about 190 (23%) | £2,491 |
| Band E | about 120 (15%) | £3,045 |
| Band F | about 80 (10%) | £3,599 |
| Band G | about 40 (5%) | £4,152 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,983 |
When the homes were built
- 29% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 9% 1945 to 1964
- 12% 1965 to 1982
- 9% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 13% 2010 to 2019
- 15% 2020 or later
Averages for Stroud before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL2 3SJ is in (ONS area E01034800), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near GL2 3SJ?
The nearest open schools to GL2 3SJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to GL2 3SJ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of GL2 3SJ is Stonehouse Rail Station, 8.0 km away in a straight line.
- Stonehouse Rail Station Railway station 8.0 kmDrive
- Gloucester Rail Station Railway station 9.8 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bellamy Farm, 188 m away.
More stations near GL2 3SJ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near GL2 3SJ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL2 3SJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Quedgeley Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01452 728882 5.5 kmDrive
- Stonehouse Health Clinic Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01453 823144 7.8 kmDrive
- The Willow Tree Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01453 825690 7.8 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near GL2 3SJ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of GL2 3SJ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near GL2 3SJ?
The nearest to the centre of GL2 3SJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- St James Dental Phone 01452 727667 4.9 kmCycle
- Westbury Dental Practice 5.2 kmDrive
- Quedgeley House Dental Practice Phone 01452 886954 5.4 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to GL2 3SJ?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Gloucestershire Medical Aesthetics 4.6 kmCycle
- Gloucester Royal Hospital Renal Units Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2026 · Phone 01727 737680 10.2 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near GL2 3SJ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of GL2 3SJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Gatwick Rise Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2025 · Phone 01452 922111 2.7 kmCycle
- Chaxhill Hall Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01452 760717 3.4 kmCycle
- Wisma Mulia Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01452 740432 3.9 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near GL2 3SJ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL2 3SJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Quedgeley Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01452 643036 4.9 kmCycle
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Bristol Road Mon to Sat 9am to 9pm; Sun 10am to 4pm · Phone 01452 801023 5.0 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near GL2 3SJ?
The nearest vets to the centre of GL2 3SJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Animal Hospital Phone +441452543990 5.3 kmDrive
- Kingsway Veterinary Clinic 5.4 kmDrive
- Companion Care Phone +441452303348 6.0 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is GL2 3SJ in a conservation area?
The centre of GL2 3SJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near GL2 3SJ?
Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL2 3SJ in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.
Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for GL2 3SJ
- Ward
- Hardwicke
- Parish
- Longney and Epney
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- December 1995
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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