GL6 7HL Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Painswick and Upton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Calf Way, Wishanger: 8 addresses
- Bushy Beeches, The Camp: 2 addresses
- Calf Way, Stroud: 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 (25% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- CAMP FARM BARN, grade II
- CAMP FARM HOUSE, grade II
- HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE AND THE FERNS, grade II
- NEW INN HOUSE WITH BARN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 11 addresses are between 253 m and 256 m above sea level (254 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 86%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% of premises; 14% 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 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Gloucester 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossroads South The Camp | 30 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 60.4 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hoyland House | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Painswick Pharmacy | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Implant & Ceramic Centre Limited | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Stroud General Hospital | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,340 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,440 m² | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Camp long barrow, a scheduled monument, 260 m south. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Camp long barrow | Scheduled monument | 260 m south |
| Hazel Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Wishanger Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Long barrow, 575m north-west of Lypiatt Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Bowl barrow, known as New Seal Wood barrow, 70m north east of Clements Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Miserden Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Famish Hill Plantation | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Famish Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Down Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| High Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Slade Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Misarden Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 11 |
4 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Stroud: see them on the Stroud page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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 Unnamed street near Calf Way.