Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at GL5 5DA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrupp School | Primary | 1.1 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Amberley Parochial School | Primary | 1.5 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Gastrells Community Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 46% met the expected standard |
| Stroud High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 76.9 · 60.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marling School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 73.9 · 47.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archway School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thomas Keble School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maidenhill School | Secondary | 5.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cotswold Chine School | Independent | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 1.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beaudesert Park School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Stuart Playing Field | 2.8 km | 8 |
| Squash | Stroud Rugby Club | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Football | The New Lawn | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Active Lifestyles Stroud | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Basketball | Kingscourt Basketball Court | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Minchinhampton Golf Club Ltd (Old Course) | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Stroud Rugby Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Stroud Yoga Space | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Stroud Bowl | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Nailsworth Mills Bowling Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Bussage Skate Park | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Minchinhampton RFC | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Stroud Cricket Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Gliding | Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club | 4.7 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Stroud (Glos), a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 655k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Bownham Park, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 620, C69, 127); 1 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Thrupp School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stroud High School, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 76.9 · 60.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Stroud High School (4.5 km) and Marling School (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 2.2 km away, with Winstones Ice Cream Parlour closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Five Valleys Medical Practice (2.8 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.4 km).
For a haircut, Amy's Nails is 2.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 17 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Amberley Shop On The Common is the closest café or restaurant (1.4 km), and The Black Horse the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 289 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Rodborough Common, 700 m away; for exercise, Sports & Social building (1.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bristol is 51 km away.
1 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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| The Acorn School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
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Every primary near GL5 5DA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 48% 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.