GL5 4DR Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill. 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 (32% of about 1,040 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
- 106 Stratford Road, Stroud: up to 11 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 118 Cainscross Road, Stroud: up to 9 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Land to the rear of Avocet Business Park, Dudbridge Stroud: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Lodgemore/Fromehall Mills, Lodgemore Lane Stroud: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Beeches Green Health Centre, Beeches Green, Stroud: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Lower Wharf Industrial Estate, Wallbridge Stroud: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- The Maltings Merrywalks Stroud: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 31 addresses are between 81 m and 100 m above sea level (88 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 | 1.1 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Farm Hill Crescent Paganhill | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stonehouse - Post Office | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 53.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beeches Green Surgery | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Weavers Croft Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Cainscross, Cainscross Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stratford Park 6.4 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Archway, Formerly to Farm Hill Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m west. 75 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Archway, Formerly to Farm Hill Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m west |
| Lodgemoor Mills Office Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| Randwick Hill long barrow, round barrows and dyke | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 900 m south |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-west |
| Light Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Ocker Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| The Mayor's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-west |
| Painswick Valley | Valley | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 31 | 31 |
None of the postcode's 31 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.