GL5 2RD Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thrupp. 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 C (23% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CORNER COTTAGE,CLEEVEDALE AND BRENTWOOD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Brimscombe Mills & Mill Pond, London Road Brimscombe: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Lakeside Depot, Brimscombe Mills London Road Stroud: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Brimscombe Port, Port Lane Brimscombe: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Bourne Mills, London Road Brimscombe: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Dark Mills, Toadsmoor Lane Brimscombe: up to 36 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Dockyard Works, Knapp Lane Brimscombe: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Lewiston Mill , Toadsmoor Road Brimscombe: up to 31 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- STB Engineering Ltd, Toadsmoor Road Brimscombe Stroud: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (840 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: 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 7 addresses are between 62 m and 63 m above sea level (62 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 | Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Ship Inn Brimscombe | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 3.2 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 52.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Minchinhampton Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Minchinhampton Dental Practice | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Stroud Maternity Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Brimscombe Newsagents, Brimscombe Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Park 15 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,860 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Wool Stove at Bourne Mills, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m east. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Wool Stove at Bourne Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m east |
| Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Bowl barrow 100m north east of The Windmill | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Nether Lypiatt Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Multi-period site on Minchinhampton Common | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stringer's Wood | Wood | 850 m north-east |
| Park Wood | Wood | 910 m north |
| Besbury Common | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Rodborough Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-west |
| Toadsmoor Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Toadsmoor Valley | Valley | 2.5 km north-east |
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) | 9.3 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 7 |
4 of the postcode's 7 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 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 7 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.