GL4 8DY Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Painswick and Upton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards: 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 E (21% of about 940 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.
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 6 addresses are between 59 m and 61 m above sea level (60 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 | Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Six Acres Upton St Leonards | 400 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Hub Gloucester | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Woodland Green | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 61.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hadwen Health | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Glevum Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbeymead Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Wotton Lawn Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Barton Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,250 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Leonard, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m west. 41 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m west |
| Monument to Richard Ockold in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Monument to Richard Ockold in the Churchyard Approximately 4.5 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Barn to North West of Manor Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-east |
| Moated site at Sneedham's Green, 220m north east of Green Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Matson moated site | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nut Hill | Hill | 800 m east |
| Grovemead Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Matson Wood | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Pope's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Rough Park | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Witcombe Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Bondend Road.