GL9 1AD South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Stroud Road, Dunkirk: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Haye's Lane, Little Badminton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cherry Orchard Lane, Little Badminton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cherry Orchard Lane, Little Badminton: 1 address
- Well Lane, Little Badminton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Gloucestershire in 2026-27: Band D £2,551 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,700 | £1,984 | £2,267 | £2,551 | £3,117 | £3,684 | £4,251 | £5,101 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (22% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- SHEPHERD'S LODGE, grade II
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 5 addresses are between 134 m and 146 m above sea level (140 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 7.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 35.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Tolsey Surgery | 5.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Chipping Sodbury Pharmacy | 7.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.8 km |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 12.3 km |
| Police station | Chipping Sodbury Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 7.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 2.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,080 m² | 3.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and All Angels, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m south. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m south |
| Badminton House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 550 m south-east |
| Dovecote | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| Park Keeper's House, and workshop wing to east | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south |
| Roman villa and earlier settlement remains in Badminton Park, 340m south of Hinnegar Lodges | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester Clump | Wood | 280 m east |
| Clay Pond | Lake or reservoir | 520 m south |
| Lord's Copse | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Swangrove | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Chilbury Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
| Britton Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the postcode's 5 addresses is 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 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 | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 Stroud Road.