GL12 7DR Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wotton-under-Edge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tabernacle Road, Wotton-under-Edge: 10 addresses
- Old London Road, Stroud: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Tabernacle Road, Holywell: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Tabernacle Road, Wotton-under-Edge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tabernacle Road, Wotton-under-Edge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tabernacle Road, Wotton-under-Edge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tabernacle Road, Bournstream: 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 (28% of about 900 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
- 14 Long Street Wotton-Under-Edge: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- The Full Moon , Mount Pleasant Wotton-Under-Edge, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 18 addresses are between 118 m and 193 m above sea level (147 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 8.6 km |
| Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest The Butts Wotton-under-Edge | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Dursley | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Sharpness Old Docks | 12.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 38.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chipping Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wotton Family Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 43-45 Long Street [The Dental Practice] | 420 m |
| Hospital | The Vale Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Dursley Police Station | 5.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-op Wotton Under Edge | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 290 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,540 m² | 550 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal Oak, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m south-east. 193 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-east |
| 13, Market Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| The Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m east |
| Bradley Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m west |
| Bradley mote | Scheduled monument | 930 m north-west |
| Brackenbury camp | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Kingswood Abbey gate | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Newark Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wotton Hill | Hill | 370 m north |
| Conygre Wood | Wood | 630 m north-east |
| Little Conygre Wood | Wood | 770 m north-east |
| Coombe Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Spuncombe Bottom | Valley | 1.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 15 | 18 |
3 of the postcode's 18 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Tabernacle Road.