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On Houndscroft, in Minchinhampton & Amberley
What it's like at GL5 5DG: every home that has sold on Houndscroft 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Houndscroft; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 28 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2 & 6 Bunch Of Nuts, HoundscroftTerraced | Mar 2016 | £422,500 | 127 m² | £3,327/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Bunch Of Nuts, HoundscroftTerraced | Aug 2012 | £283,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Bunch Of Nuts, HoundscroftTerraced | Apr 2026 | £900,000 | 169 m² | £5,325/m² | 3 |
| Collin Cottage, HoundscroftDetached | Jul 2017 | £730,000 | 174 m² | £4,195/m² | 3 |
| High Walls, HoundscroftDetached | Apr 2016 | £635,000 | 160 m² | £3,969/m² | 1 |
| Larkrise, HoundscroftDetached | Oct 2017 | £528,000 | 200 m² | £2,640/m² | 1 |
| Rambler Cottage, HoundscroftSemi-detached | Jun 2015 | £540,000 | 149 m² | £3,624/m² | 2 |
| Savitri, HoundscroftDetached | Aug 2013 | £605,000 | 174 m² | £3,477/m² | 3 |
| Spoonbill, HoundscroftDetached | Nov 2003 | £350,000 | 162 m² | £2,160/m² | 1 |
| Talland, HoundscroftDetached | Jun 2021 | £800,000 | 203 m² | £3,941/m² | 2 |
| Tracy House, HoundscroftDetached | Jul 2023 | £1,066,436 | 215 m² | £4,960/m² | 1 |
| Western Cottage, HoundscroftDetached | May 2019 | £567,500 | 106 m² | £5,354/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 (2.8 km), with 655k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Bownham Park, 250 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 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Amberley Parochial School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 87% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stroud High School, 3.2 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 (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Five Valleys Medical Practice (2.9 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.4 km).
For a haircut, Freya Rose Beauty 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 (1.2 km), and The Black Horse the nearest pub (750 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, 850 m away; for exercise, Sports & Social building (1.7 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cottage and Primrose Cottage | II | 160 m |
| Apple Tree Cottage | II | 170 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%.
5 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 5DG →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Houndscroft in the last 12 months.
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.
On this street: 1 of 22 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| 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.