GL12 7LB Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wotton-under-Edge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Pitman Place, Wotton-under-Edge: 34 addresses
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 B (38% of about 640 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 km (0.6 miles)
- The Full Moon , Mount Pleasant Wotton-Under-Edge, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 14 Long Street Wotton-Under-Edge: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
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 34 addresses are between 77 m and 81 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% 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 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pitman Place Wotton-under-Edge | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Dursley | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Sharpness Old Docks | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 38 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chipping Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wotton Family Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chipping Manor Dental Practice - Wotton-Under-Edge | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | The Vale Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Dursley Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-op Wotton Under Edge | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 290 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,430 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Ancient Ram Inn, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m (0.4 miles) north. 171 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Ancient Ram Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| 13, Market Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Blackquarries Hill long barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Kingswood Abbey gate | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Alderley Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Bradley Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hentley Wood | Wood | 390 m east |
| Little Tor Hill | Hill | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Tor Hill | Hill | 590 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Nanny Farmer's Bottom | Valley | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Warren Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 34 |
1 of the postcode's 34 addresses is 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 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 6 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 Pitman Place.