GL6 6SA Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Painswick and Upton. Region: South West.
Streets
- King's Mill Lane, Painswick: 19 addresses
- Randalls Field, Painswick: 13 addresses
- Kings Mill Lane, Painswick: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Greenhouse Lane, Painswick: 2 addresses
- Ticklestone Lane, Painswick: 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 D (21% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- BROOKLANDS CLOSE, grade II
- KNAP ORCHARD HOUSE, grade II
- KNAPP COTTAGE, grade II
- PAINSWICK MILL COTTAGE, grade II
- Painswick Mill House, grade II
- SPRING COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 41 addresses are between 80 m and 108 m above sea level (92 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 | 4.6 km |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Court Orchard Painswick | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stonehouse - Post Office | 7.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 57.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hoyland House | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Painswick Pharmacy | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Three Gables Dental And Holistic Centre | 590 m |
| Hospital | Stroud General Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 440 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Court House, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m north-west. 242 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Court House | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m north-west |
| Loveday and Unidentified Monuments Circa 5 Metres East of East Chancel Wall in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north |
| Group of Eight Monuments Circa 12 Metres East of East Chancel Wall in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m north-west |
| St Mary's, Painswick | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 390 m north-west |
| Painswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km north |
| Painswick Roman villa (W of High Fold) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Painswick Valley | Valley | 1.1 km south-west |
| Juniper Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Twyning's Grove | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Down Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| The Mayor's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 36 | 41 |
5 of the postcode's 41 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 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on King's Mill Lane.