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On Shepherds Well, in Rodborough & Thrupp
What it's like at GL5 5DD: every home that has sold on Shepherds Well 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 Shepherds Well; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 6 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Shepherds WellDetached | Feb 2025 | £1,025,000 | 215 m² | £4,767/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Shepherds WellDetached | May 2000 | £300,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 4, Shepherds WellDetached | Jun 2022 | £875,000 | 198 m² | £4,419/m² | 2 |
| 5, Shepherds WellDetached | Jul 2002 | £325,000 | 199 m² | £1,633/m² | 3 |
| 6, Shepherds WellDetached | Sept 2022 | £852,500 | 223 m² | £3,823/m² | 3 |
| The Lodge, Shepherds WellDetached | Aug 2024 | £630,000 | 97 m² | £6,495/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Stroud (Glos), a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 655k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Bownham Park, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 620, C69, 127); 1 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% 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.
The closest top-rated primary is Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Stroud High School, 3.3 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 Aldi, 2.3 km away, with Winstones Ice Cream Parlour closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Minchinhampton Surgery (2.8 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.3 km).
For a haircut, Freya Rose Beauty is 2.4 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 (1.3 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 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 Rodborough Common, 800 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.
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.
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.
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 5DD →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Shepherds Well in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 5 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.8% | 83.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.1% | 6.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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 38 min
Nearest: Bristol Zoo Project · 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.