GL5 5ET Stroud
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Amberley and Woodchester. Region: South West.
Streets
- Frogmarsh Lane, Woodchester: 22 addresses
- Bath Road, Woodchester: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Frogmarsh Lane, St Chloe: 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 G (20% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- MILL COTTAGE, grade II
- NORTH WEST PART OF FROGMARSH MILL, grade II
- SUMMERWELLS HOUSE, TEN BELLS HOUSE AND BEMERTON, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 48 m and 54 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 3.4 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Frogmarsh Lane Woodchester | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Nortonwood, Stroud | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 50.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Prices Mill Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Badham Pharmacy Limited | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Cotswold House | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Stroud Maternity Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Nailsworth Cashzone | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 88 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,490 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,110 m² | 340 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Seynckley House Including Courtyard Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m east. 61 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Seynckley House Including Courtyard Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| Atcombe Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| Woodchester House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north |
| Southfield House | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m north |
| Woodchester Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Collier's Wood Glass House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Woodchester Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Chloe's Green | Wood | 670 m east |
| Atcombe Wood | Wood | 750 m south-west |
| Littleworth Common | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Parkmill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Nailsworth Valley | Valley | 1.4 km south |
| Bown Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 24 |
2 of the postcode's 24 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 10 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 Frogmarsh Lane.