GL6 7HZ Stroud
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Painswick and Upton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Henley Farm Cottage, Miserden: 8 addresses
- Park Farm, Miserden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Henley Farm Cottage, Whiteway: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Park Farm, Miserden: 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: none.
- 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.
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 11 addresses are between 232 m and 251 m above sea level (238 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% 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 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Store and Post Office Miserden | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 61.8 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hoyland House | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Painswick Pharmacy | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Implant & Ceramic Centre Limited | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Stroud General Hospital | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,440 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Long barrow, 575m north-west of Lypiatt Farm, a scheduled monument, 660 m (0.4 miles) south. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long barrow, 575m north-west of Lypiatt Farm | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Bowl barrow, known as New Seal Wood barrow, 70m north east of Clements Farm | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Miserden bowl barrow, 460m NNE of Misarden Park | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Miserden Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Furze Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| New Park Wood | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Noel's Copse | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Misarden Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Ashcombe Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 11 |
3 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 Henley Farm Cottage.