Bowbridge Lane, Stroud, GL5 2JN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding GL5 2JN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	49.3%	-1.7%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	49%	50.7%	1.7%	49.0%	1.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.9%	41.4%	4.5%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	41.5%	41%	-0.5%	44.2%	-3.2%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	16.1%	10.8%	-5.3%	9.1%	1.7%
Widowed	3.7%	4.4%	0.7%	6.1%	-1.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.7%	42.2%	-9.5%	48.4%	-6.2%
Good health	29.1%	36.6%	7.5%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	13.9%	16.2%	2.3%	12.7%	3.5%
Bad health	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.3%	16.9%	-8.4%	18.2%	-1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.7%	12.5%	-3.2%	9.6%	2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	15.7%	3.3%	13.4%	2.3%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	6%	4.2%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	19.4%	8.3%	16.9%	2.5%
Degree or Similar	28.6%	27.4%	-1.2%	33.8%	-6.4%
Other	5.1%	2%	-3.1%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Other Asian	0%	2%	2.0%	1.6%	0.4%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	99.3%	95.1%	-4.2%	81.4%	13.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.4%	91.1%	-3.3%	83.2%	7.9%
European Union	1.7%	4.6%	2.9%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1%	1.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	5.6%	-4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93%	91.1%	-1.9%	83.2%	7.9%
10+ Years	0.7%	7.2%	6.5%	9.8%	-2.6%
5-10 Years	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.9%	-1.6%
2-5 Years	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	5.6%	0.3%	-5.3%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71%	76.7%	-5.7%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	23.1%	13.5%	9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	55.3%	37.2%	18.1%
Christian	28.6%	46.2%	-17.6%
Buddhist	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Muslim	0.3%	6.5%	-6.2%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	11.2%	6.0%	5.2%

Safety

Is Bowbridge Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bowbridge Lane was 52.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.9% lower than the Stroud Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bowbridge Lane has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stroud Central and the 163rd highest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 42.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in GL5 2JN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bowbridge Lane are based on 74 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Stroud.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bowbridge Lane, Stroud, GL5 2JN

Estimated Average Property Prices for GL5 2JN

Average Price
£296,236

Semi-Detached
£320,127

Terraced
£248,456

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bowbridge Lane

Average Price
£383,817

Semi-Detached
£365,604

Terraced
£318,482

Detached
£506,571

Flats/Maisonettes
£254,386

Other
£905,143

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bowbridge LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
47 Bowbridge Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£320,000	2025-03-27	£339,310
57 Bowbridge Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£194,999	2019-11-25	£246,113
35 Bowbridge Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£260,000	2016-10-04	£374,278
55 Bowbridge Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire Terraced, an established residential building	£179,950	2015-08-07	£268,696
67 Bowbridge Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£176,500	2013-06-06	£322,418

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for GL5 2JN

Employment

GL5 2JN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 22% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	63
Self-Employed	56
Part-Time Employee	34
Retired	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	10
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Construction	17
Manufacturing	13
Education	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Transport and storage	10
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stroud Valley Community Primary School Castle Street , GL5 2HP	3out of 4	580 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Community Primary School Thompson Road , Uplands GL5 1TE	4out of 4	1,220 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Rosary Catholic Primary School Beeches Green , GL5 4AB	3out of 4	1,296 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Rodborough Community Primary School Rodborough Hill , GL5 3RT	3out of 4	1,377 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thrupp School Thrupp Lane , GL5 2EN	3out of 4	1,619 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stroud High School Beards Lane , Cainscross Road GL5 4HF	4out of 4	2,096 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Marling School Cainscross Road , GL5 4HE	4out of 4	2,275 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Archway School Paganhill , GL5 4AX	2out of 4	2,684 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Keble School Eastcombe , GL6 7DY	3out of 4	3,607 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stroud and Cotswold Alternative Provision School Belle Vue Centre , Belle Vue Road GL5 1JP	2out of 4	850 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Rose's Special School Stratford Lawn , GL5 4AP	3out of 4	1,382 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Martins Centre (St Roses School) Stratford Lawn , GL5 4AP	- not rated	1,388 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cotswold Chine School Box , GL6 9AG	- not rated	4,761 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beaudesert Park School Minchinhampton , GL6 9AF	- not rated	4,927 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Trinity Rooms Community Cafe	Trinity Rooms, Field Road	482 yd
The Marah Trustee	Stroud Valley Scouting Centre, Hollow Lane	578 yd
Karibu	23 Nelson Street, Stroud	889 yd
The Carlton Club	Carlton House, London Road	899 yd
Scroll Eaters	Unit 1 Lower Ground Floor, Brunel Mall	934 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crown & Sceptre Inn	The Crown And Sceptre Inn, 98 Horns Road	199 yd
Bisley House Bar And Grill	Bisley House, Middle Street	595 yd
Cotswold Playhouse	Parliament Street, Stroud	645 yd
Cross Hands Inn	1 Summer Street, Stroud	655 yd
The Retreat	28 Church Street, Stroud	1,057 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
KKVB Services Ltd	Snax 24, London Road	465 yd
Sushi Daily	Waitrose, London Road	617 yd
Caprinos Pizza	27 Nelson Street, Stroud	889 yd
The Big Fish	24 Nelson Street, Stroud	889 yd
New China	Carlton House, London Road	899 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Waitrose	London Road, Stroud		533 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	10 Union Street, Stroud		999 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mason Road Recreation Ground MASON ROAD	grass pitches	1,034 yd
Severn View Academy Primary School BISLEY OLD ROAD	grass pitches	1,078 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	39.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	36.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	62.46 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	62.46 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of GL5 2JN