GL5 4LA Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill. Region: South West.
Streets
- Mill Farm Drive, Stroud: 39 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mill Farm Drive, Puckshole: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mill Farm Drive, Puckshole: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mill Farm Drive, Puckshole: 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 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: 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
- 1-3, FIELD PLACE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 106 Stratford Road, Stroud: up to 11 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Former garage site, Hillcrest Road Cashes Green: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 4 Whitehouse Park Cainscross: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- First Floor The Factory Shop 16 Cashes Green Road Stroud: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Land adjacent to Kantara, Dudbridge Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 118 Cainscross Road, Stroud: up to 9 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Land North Of Dudbridge Hill, Dudbridge Stroud, pending decision (1.0 km)
- Land at Dudbridge Hill: up to 55 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 42 addresses are between 55 m and 65 m above sea level (61 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 | 1.6 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest South View Cottages Puckshole | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stonehouse - Post Office | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 52.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beeches Green Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cainscross Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Weavers Croft Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Cainscross, Cainscross Cashzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,440 m² | 550 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Lake at the Lawn 1.6 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Archway, Formerly to Farm Hill Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m north-east. 55 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* | 400 m north-east |
| More Hall Convent | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-west |
| Randwick Hill long barrow, round barrows and dyke | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| The Mayor's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north |
| Ocker Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north |
| Randwick Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Painswick Valley | Valley | 4.0 km north-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) | 9.6 | 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 | 41 | 42 |
1 of the postcode's 42 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 Mill Farm Drive.