GL5 2SU postcode in Brimscombe and Thrupp, Gloucestershire

GL5 2SU is a postcode in Brimscombe and Thrupp, in the Thrupp ward of Stroud. It is in the Stroud parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1995.

Flooding High flood risk 3 of 5 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 67% of homes and businesses can get it. Stroud: 81% Typical price £389,500 Homes sold in GL5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 14.9% on the year before Nearest station Stroud (Glos) 2.9 km in a straight line

Where GL5 2SU is, and what is near it

Map of GL5 2SU and what is near it Map of GL5 2SU: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the GL5 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 5 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GL5 2BB: also in GL5 2GL5 2BD: also in GL5 2GL5 2BG: also in GL5 2GL5 2BH: also in GL5 2GL5 2BJ: also in GL5 2GL5 2BL: also in GL5 2GL5 2BN: also in GL5 2GL5 2BQ: also in GL5 2GL5 2BU: also in GL5 2GL5 2BX: also in GL5 2GL5 2BY: also in GL5 2GL5 2DH: also in GL5 2GL5 2DJ: also in GL5 2GL5 2DL: also in GL5 2GL5 2DN: also in GL5 2GL5 2DP: also in GL5 2GL5 2DR: also in GL5 2GL5 2DS: also in GL5 2GL5 2DT: also in GL5 2GL5 2DU: also in GL5 2GL5 2DW: also in GL5 2GL5 2DX: also in GL5 2GL5 2DY: also in GL5 2GL5 2DZ: also in GL5 2GL5 2EA: also in GL5 2GL5 2EB: also in GL5 2GL5 2ED: also in GL5 2GL5 2EF: also in GL5 2GL5 2EG: also in GL5 2GL5 2EH: also in GL5 2GL5 2EJ: also in GL5 2GL5 2EL: also in GL5 2GL5 2EN: also in GL5 2GL5 2EQ: also in GL5 2GL5 2ES: also in GL5 2GL5 2NJ: also in GL5 2GL5 2NL: also in GL5 2GL5 2PA: also in GL5 2GL5 2PE: also in GL5 2GL5 2PR: also in GL5 2GL5 2PX: also in GL5 2GL5 2PY: also in GL5 2GL5 2QB: also in GL5 2GL5 2QD: also in GL5 2GL5 2QE: also in GL5 2GL5 2QF: also in GL5 2GL5 2QG: also in GL5 2GL5 2QJ: also in GL5 2GL5 2QL: also in GL5 2GL5 2QN: also in GL5 2GL5 2QP: also in GL5 2GL5 2QQ: also in GL5 2GL5 2QR: also in GL5 2GL5 2QS: also in GL5 2GL5 2QT: also in GL5 2GL5 2QU: also in GL5 2GL5 2QW: also in GL5 2GL5 2QX: also in GL5 2GL5 2QY: also in GL5 2GL5 2QZ: also in GL5 2GL5 2RA: also in GL5 2GL5 2RB: also in GL5 2GL5 2RD: also in GL5 2GL5 2RE: also in GL5 2GL5 2RF: also in GL5 2GL5 2RG: also in GL5 2GL5 2RH: also in GL5 2GL5 2RJ: also in GL5 2GL5 2RQ: also in GL5 2GL5 2RS: also in GL5 2GL5 2RT: also in GL5 2GL5 2SA: also in GL5 2GL5 2SB: also in GL5 2GL5 2SD: also in GL5 2GL5 2SE: also in GL5 2GL5 2SF: also in GL5 2GL5 2SG: also in GL5 2GL5 2SH: also in GL5 2GL5 2SJ: also in GL5 2GL5 2SL: also in GL5 2GL5 2SN: also in GL5 2GL5 2SP: also in GL5 2GL5 2SQ: also in GL5 2GL5 2SR: also in GL5 2GL5 2SS: also in GL5 2GL5 2ST: also in GL5 2GL5 2SW: also in GL5 2GL5 2SX: also in GL5 2GL5 2SY: also in GL5 2GL5 2TA: also in GL5 2 Cotswold Chine School 2.3 kmFrithwood Surgery 2.6 km2 places, 2.9–3.0 kmThomas Keble School 3.1 kmStonehouse station 6.2 kmBrimscombe and Thrupp GL5 2SU Map of GL5 2SU and what is near it Map of GL5 2SU: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the GL5 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 5 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ChargePoint 750 mMinchinhampton Surgery 2.2 kmThrupp GL5 2SU
  • GL5 2SU
  • Other postcodes in GL5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 5 EV charging points
  • 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 51.7220, longitude -2.1987)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL5 2SU?

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 GL5 2SU?

Every home and business at GL5 2SU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 67% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)67% can get it

Stroud: 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Stroud: 98%

The line marks the figure across Stroud.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 GL5 2SU?

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 days

Source: 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 GL5 2SU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 5 homes and businesses at GL5 2SU. 3 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.

5 homes and businesses at GL5 2SU High: 3Very low: 1Not in an area at risk: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 GL5 2SU: 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 GL5 2SU 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 postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL5 2SU?

Homes in GL5 2 sold for a typical £389,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 14.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£389,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£339,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £527,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £385,575 22 sales
  • Terraced £303,125 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £174,975 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL5 district: a typical £333,000 from 397 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in GL5 2SU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in GL5 2SU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 GL5 2SU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around GL5 2SU. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (37%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL5 2SU

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.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (7%)£1,661
Band Babout 110 (20%)£1,938
Band Cabout 130 (23%)£2,215
Band Dabout 130 (23%)£2,491
Band Eabout 80 (14%)£3,045
Band Fabout 50 (9%)£3,599
Band Gabout 20 (4%)£4,152
Band Hwithheld£4,983

When the homes were built

  1. 37% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 GL5 2SU is in (ONS area E01022409), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 GL5 2SU?

The nearest open schools to GL5 2SU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL5 2SU, and how we find them

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 GL5 2SU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL5 2SU is Stroud (Glos) Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Stonehouse Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Brewery Lane, 268 m away.

More stations near GL5 2SU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near GL5 2SU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL5 2SU, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 GL5 2SU?

5 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL5 2SU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Howard Tenens Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 tethered 250 mWalk
  • The Ship Inn Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 500 mWalk
  • Stroud District Council - Brimscombe Port Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 600 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL5 2SU?

The nearest to the centre of GL5 2SU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 GL5 2SU?

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.

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 GL5 2SU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL5 2SU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 GL5 2SU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL5 2SU, 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.

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 GL5 2SU?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL5 2SU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 GL5 2SU in a conservation area?

The centre of GL5 2SU 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 GL5 2SU?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL5 2SU 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.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report

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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for GL5 2SU

Ward
Thrupp
Parish
Brimscombe and Thrupp
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Brimscombe and Thrupp
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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