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On Rodborough Common, in Minchinhampton & Amberley
What it's like at GL5 5DA: every home that has sold on Rodborough Common since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Rodborough Common; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Beech CottageDetached | Aug 2000 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech HouseDetached | Jan 2021 | £875,000 | 296 m² | £2,956/m² | 1 |
| Bownham Park CentreOther | Sept 2015 | £1,710,460 | – | – | 1 |
| EastawayDetached | Nov 2025 | £875,000 | – | – | 1 |
| EastawaysDetached | Jun 1995 | £150,000 | 196 m² | £765/m² | 1 |
| LamfieldOther | Jun 2021 | £687,000 | 227 m² | £3,026/m² | 1 |
| Cobwebs, Moor CourtDetached | Dec 1997 | £187,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Trees, Moor CourtDetached | Jul 2003 | £340,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Cloudsmoor, Moor CourtDetached | Mar 1998 | £160,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Bekonpenn Old Orchard, Moor CourtDetached | Mar 2007 | £425,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Badgers Way, Moor CourtDetached | Jul 2006 | £612,500 | – | – | 2 |
| South Moor Court, Moor CourtTerraced | Apr 2009 | £720,000 | – | – | 2 |
| RidgmontDetached | Oct 2019 | £1,075,000 | 286 m² | £3,759/m² | 1 |
| Amberley Ridge School, Rodborough CommonOther · company-owned | Dec 2016 | £1,675,000 | – | – | 1 |
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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Tree Cottage | II | 100 m |
| Virginia Cottage and Primrose Cottage | II | 120 m |
| Bear Inn | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Stroud constituency: Dr Simon Opher MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 11,388 (20.6%), turnout 71%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 12%, Green Party 10%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near GL5 5DA →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Rodborough Common in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 81.1% | 83.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 7.1% | 6.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.5% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Swindon and Cricklade Railway · about 33 min
Nearest: Birdland Park and Gardens · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.