GL6 0BL Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nailsworth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fountain Street, Nailsworth: 67 addresses
- Tabrams Pitch, Nailsworth: 2 addresses
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 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- BANNUT TREE CHAPEL, grade II*
- BANNUT TREE HOUSE, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, grade II
- Nailsworth War Memorial Cross, grade II
- ORNAMENTAL GARDEN FEATURE WITH SEAT TO SOUTH OF BANNUT TREE CHAPEL, grade II
- STONE BUILT BLOCK AT DAYS MILL TO REAR OF FOUNTAIN STREET FRONTAGE, grade II
- THE FOUNTAIN, grade II
- THE MOUNT, grade II
- THE SURGERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Locks Mill, Brewery Lane Nailsworth: up to 9 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Land east of 16 Lawnside , Forest Green Nailsworth, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 19 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 6 low and 0 very low.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 69 addresses are between 60 m and 66 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 76%, gigabit 76% 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 | 5.5 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Spring Hill Nailsworth | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 49.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Prices Mill Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Badham Pharmacy Limited | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | Minchinhampton Dental Practice | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Stroud Maternity Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 5.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Nailsworth Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Shortwood Green 7,380 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,620 m² | 730 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 15 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 42 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 69 |
61 of the postcode's 69 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Fountain Street.