GL9 1DB South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Allengrove Lane, Wiltshire: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Haye's Lane, Badminton: 7 addresses
- Haye's Lane, Badminton: 6 addresses
- Shop Lane, Badminton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Haye's Lane, Luckington: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Haye's Lane, Badminton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cherry Orchard Lane, Little Badminton: 1 address
- Old Down Road, 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 D (16% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Great Badminton Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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
- BADMINTON HOUSE, grade I
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, grade I
- BADMINTON HOUSE SERVANTS WING, ADJOINING AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH WEST OF BADMINTON HOUSE, grade II*
- LAUNDRY AND DAIRY HOUSE 30 YARDS TO WEST OF BADMINTON HOUSE, grade II*
- ORANGERY, 50 YARDS TO SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, grade II*
- POND COTTAGE, 30 YARDS TO SOUTH WEST OF BADMINTON HOUSE, grade II*
- GARAGES AND ENCLOSING WALL, GATE PIERS AND GATES IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH OF SERVANTS WING, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND GATES 80 YARDS TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, grade II
- GATES, GATE PIERS, RAILINGS AND WALLS, 20 YARDS TO NORTH OF LAUNDRY HOUSE, grade II
- SUNDIAL, 20 YARDS TO THE NORTH OF POND COTTAGE, grade II
- WALLS ENCLOSING EAST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE CHURCHYARD, IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, 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 27 addresses are between 112 m and 130 m above sea level (120 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km |
| Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Badminton Post Office | 350 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 8.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 35.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Tolsey Surgery | 5.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Chipping Sodbury Pharmacy | 8.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.9 km |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 13.3 km |
| Police station | Chipping Sodbury Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 8.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 840 m² | 2.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 950 m² | 2.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 450 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Badminton House Servants Wing, Adjoining and Immediately to the South West of Badminton House, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 69 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Badminton House Servants Wing, Adjoining and Immediately to the South West of Badminton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Pond Cottage, 30 Yards to South West of Badminton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Badminton House | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m north-east |
| Laundry and Dairy House 30 Yards to West of Badminton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-west |
| Giant's Cave: a chambered long barrow 750m south west of Allengrove Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Long barrow 600m north of Hebden Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Badminton House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Pond | Lake or reservoir | 410 m north |
| Vicarage Plantation | Wood | 450 m south |
| Splash Pond | Lake or reservoir | 590 m south-east |
| Oak Plantation | Wood | 840 m north-east |
| Chilbury Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north |
| Britton Bottom | Valley | 3.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 22 | 27 |
5 of the postcode's 27 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 84% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Allengrove Lane.