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Thinking of living at GL5 5BZ? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Thrupp School | Primary | 1.2 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Amberley Parochial School | Primary | 1.3 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Gastrells Community Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 46% met the expected standard |
| Stroud High School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 76.9 · 60.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marling School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 73.9 · 47.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thomas Keble School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archway School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maidenhill School | Secondary | 6.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cotswold Chine School | Independent | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 1.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beaudesert Park School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Stuart Playing Field | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Golf | Minchinhampton Golf Club Ltd (Old Course) | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Squash | Stroud Rugby Club | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Football | The New Lawn | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Active Lifestyles Stroud | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Basketball | Kingscourt Basketball Court | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Nailsworth Mills Bowling Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Stroud Rugby Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Stroud Yoga Space | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Bussage Skate Park | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Stroud Bowl | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Minchinhampton RFC | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Stroud Cricket Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Gliding | Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding 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), a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 655k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Bownham Park, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 620, 127, C69); 1 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Stroud High School, 3.5 km away; Attainment 8: 76.9 · 60.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Stroud High School (2 km) and Marling School (2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 2.5 km away, with Winstones Ice Cream Parlour closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Minchinhampton Surgery (2.6 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.1 km).
For a haircut, Freya Rose Beauty is 2.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 15 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Amberley Shop On The Common is the closest café or restaurant (1.2 km), and The Black Horse the nearest pub (900 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 125 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Thrupp Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Sports & Social building (1.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 52 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
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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| The Acorn School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
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Every primary near GL5 5BZ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
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.