Is GL13 9HP a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

GL13 9HP is a postcode in Berkeley Vale, Stroud, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near GL13 9HP, then scores the surrounding small area 61/100 - top 37% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around GL13 9HP are safety and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for GL13 9HP is based on Stroud 012 Census 2021. It covers 6,574 residents, 98 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 48, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 71% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 11% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 6/10.

For property prices near GL13 9HP, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the GL13 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £345k from 59 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near GL13 9HP by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near GL13 9HP; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.