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Thinking of living at GL5 2JH? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Valley Community Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Thrupp School | Primary | 1.2 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Rodborough Community Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Uplands Community Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Stroud High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 76.9 · 60.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marling School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 73.9 · 47.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archway School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cotswold Chine School | Independent | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 1.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beaudesert Park School | Independent | 4.2 km | – |
| The Acorn School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
Every primary near GL5 2JH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Stratford Court Playing Fields | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Squash | Stroud Rugby Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Active Lifestyles Stroud | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Football | The New Lawn | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Stroud Yoga Space | 920 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Stroud Bowl | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Stroud Rugby Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Kingscourt Basketball Court | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Bussage Skate Park | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Golf | Minchinhampton Golf Club Ltd (Old Course) | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Stroud Cricket Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Nailsworth Mills Bowling Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Stroud (Glos), about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 655k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Weyhouse Close, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 8A); 11 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Stroud Valley Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stroud High School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 76.9 · 60.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Stroud High School (1.4 km) and Marling School (1.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 550 m away, with Rontec Roadside Retail closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Five Valleys Medical Practice (1.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Amy's Nails is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 55 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Trinity Rooms Community Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Bowbridge Arms the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 243 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Daisy Bank, 500 m away; for exercise, Stroud Yoga Space (900 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 54 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
9 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.