GL5 5HD Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nailsworth. 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 A (28% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- INCHBROOK HOUSE, grade II
- THE MOUNT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land east of 16 Lawnside , Forest Green Nailsworth, permissioned (870 m)
- The New Lawn, Nailsworth: up to 90 homes, pending decision (880 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 6 addresses are between 61 m and 80 m above sea level (70 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 | 4.5 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Fair View Windsoredge | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Nortonwood, Stroud | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 49.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Prices Mill Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy Limited | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Minchinhampton Dental Practice | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Stroud Maternity Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Nailsworth Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Miles Marling Field 8,040 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,560 m² | 900 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Oaklands Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-west. 49 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Oaklands Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| L Shaped Range of Buildings to Dunkirk Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-east |
| Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, boundary walls and railings | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m north |
| Dunkirk Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m east |
| Collier's Wood Glass House | Scheduled monument | 860 m west |
| Multi-period site on Minchinhampton Common | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Woodchester Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nailsworth Valley | Valley | 380 m south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 520 m south-east |
| Dunkirk Mill Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 570 m south-east |
| Bunting Hill | Hill | 870 m south |
| Atcombe Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Watledge Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 6 |
3 of the postcode's 6 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.