GL56 0RT Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brailes & Compton. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Pill Lane, Little Compton: 7 addresses
- Pool Close, Little Compton: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Stratford-on-Avon in 2026-27: Band D £2,484 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,656 | £1,932 | £2,208 | £2,484 | £3,036 | £3,588 | £4,140 | £4,968 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (24% of about 1,130 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
- BERRY CLOSE, grade II
- PILBRIDGE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Langston Farm, Langston Farm Road, Little Compton. GL56 0SH'', permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 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 addresses are about 144 m above sea level.
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 | Moreton-In-Marsh 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km |
| Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Red Lion Little Compton | 60 m |
| EV charging points | Maugersbury Road Car Park | 7.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 54.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mann Cottage Surgery | 5.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Moreton Pharmacy | 5.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Moreton In Marsh Dental | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | North Cotswolds Hospital | 5.7 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 6.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,080 m² | 450 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Little Compton Manor House and Attached Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Compton Manor House and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m east |
| Church of St Denis | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m east |
| Chastleton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km south-west |
| Portal dolmen 400m south east of Burnt Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Neolithic long barrow 400m SSE of Burnt Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cowley's Copse | Wood | 930 m south |
| Barton Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
| Lynch Grove | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Barton Far Grove | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Rushy Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 9 |
5 of the postcode's 9 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 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 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) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Pill Lane.