GL11 4DE Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dursley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Kingsdown, Dursley: 31 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lister Road, Kingshill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Kingsdown, Kingshill: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Stroud in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,938 | £2,215 | £2,491 | £3,045 | £3,599 | £4,152 | £4,983 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (40% of about 500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Dursley Garage, 29 - 31 Kingshill Road Dursley: up to 10 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 1-25 Long Street, Dursley: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- 35B Parsonage Street Dursley: up to 7 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 11/11a May Lane, Dursley: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
- The Old Dairy/ Land off Prospect Place, Dursley: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 57 m and 83 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Kingshill Lane | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Dursley | 920 m |
| Ferry terminal | Sharpness Old Docks | 9.5 km |
| Car parks | Water Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 42.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest May Lane Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dursley Family Pharmacy | 830 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Gate Dental Practice | 890 m |
| Hospital | Vale Hospital | 150 m |
| Police station | Dursley Police Station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 950 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,890 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Holywell Orchard 2.4 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,000 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kingshill House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m west. 93 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kingshill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m west |
| Group of 12 Phillimore Memorials South East of South Porch of Parish Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-east |
| Parish Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m north-east |
| Group of Seven Memorials, Including Trotman and Turner, Located Circa 3 Metres North of North Wall of North Aisle of Parish Church of St George and Extending Overall Circa 25 Metres From East to West | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-east |
| Drakestone camp, Stinchcombe Hill | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Stancombe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sheep Path Wood | Wood | 780 m west |
| Westfield Wood | Wood | 810 m south-west |
| Cockshoot Wood | Wood | 910 m south-west |
| Hollow Combe | Valley | 1.7 km south-west |
| Stinchcombe Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Marl Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 33 |
3 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kingsdown.