GL13 9TB Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Berkeley Vale. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (23% of about 620 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
- Garage court rear of Marybrook Street car park, Marybrook Street Berkeley: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
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: of the 41 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 6 very low.
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 45 addresses are between 9 m and 15 m above sea level (12 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 | Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest James Orchard Berkeley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lydney | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 3.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 38.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Severnbank Surgery | 5.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Berkeley Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | Hylton Court (Dental Surgery) | 6.0 km |
| Hospital | Berkeley Hospital | 480 m |
| Police station | Dursley Police Station | 7.0 km |
| Cash machines | Michaelwood South - INT 1, Michaelwood, Lower Wick Cashzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Ham Green 4,120 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,300 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 500 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tower of Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m east. 135 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tower of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m east |
| The Chantry | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m east |
| Gatehouse to West at Berkeley Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m east |
| Berkeley Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bevans Hill | Hill | 470 m north |
| Hook Street Covert | Wood | 630 m north |
| Vale of Berkeley | Valley | 870 m north-east |
| Saniger Sands | Wetland | 3.1 km north-west |
| Marl Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north-east |
| Clapton Pill | Tidal water | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 45 | 45 |
None of the postcode's 45 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.