Theescombe Theescombe, Stroud
56 addresses across 6 postcodes (GL5), about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) long. USRN 38501281.
- Sales: 57 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £1,350,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 3, D: 7, E: 10, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Stroud costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stroud (Gloucs), about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Miles Marling Field, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 74 to 143 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Prices Mill Surgery, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 830 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 64% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £1,218,500 | £537,000 | £1,900,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £835,000 | £835,000 | £835,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £945,000 | £945,000 | £945,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £821,000 | £821,000 | £821,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £646,000 | £646,000 | £646,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £1,900,000 | £1,900,000 | £1,900,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £620,000 | £620,000 | £620,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £430,000 | £363,000 | £550,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | SUNBURY HOLT GL5 5AU | Detached | £1,350,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2025 | VERULAM GL5 5AU | Detached | £537,000 | |
| 15 May 2025 | DUNKIRK MANOR GL5 5AU | Detached | £1,900,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2024 | ROSELEIGH GL5 5AY | Other | £70,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jan 2024 | ST FRANCIS GL5 5AY | Other | £70,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Nov 2023 | FIRS GL5 5AY | Detached | £835,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2022 | ICENIANA GL5 5AY | Detached | £945,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2021 | LONG ROW GL5 5AY | Semi-detached | £821,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2020 | MOUNT ORCHARD GL5 5AY | Detached | £646,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2019 | TUMBLEWOOD GL5 5AZ | Detached | £1,900,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2018 | COURT HOUSE GL5 5AU | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2017 | ROSELEIGH GL5 5AY | Semi-detached | £445,000 | |
| 31 May 2016 | STONECROFT GL5 5AY | Detached | £620,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2015 | ST FRANCIS GL5 5AY | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2014 | COURT HOUSE GL5 5AU | Detached | £363,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | SUNBURY HOLT GL5 5AU | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2014 | GABLES GL5 5AU | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2013 | ROSEBANK GL5 5AZ | Detached | £318,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | BROC-HILL GL5 5AZ | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | BEN PENNY GL5 5AZ | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2011 | EARLY WOOD GL5 5AU | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2010 | LITTLE ORCHARD GL5 5AU | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2009 | ROSEBANK GL5 5AZ | Detached | £306,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2008 | PEAR TREE COTTAGE GL5 5AY | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 23 May 2007 | TUMBLEWOOD GL5 5AZ | Detached | £785,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2007 | DUNKIRK MANOR GL5 5AU | Detached | £1,875,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2006 | HIGH TREES GL5 5AY | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2006 | GRANGE COTTAGE GL5 5AZ | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2005 | DYFFRYN GL5 5AY | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2004 | LONG ROW GL5 5AY | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2004 | DUNKIRK MANOR GL5 5AU | Detached | £1,400,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2003 | UNDERHILL GL5 5AZ | Detached | £333,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2003 | VERULAM GL5 5AU | Detached | £282,500 | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | GABLES GL5 5AU | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2002 | BRAMBLE COTTAGE GL5 5AZ | Detached | £308,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | THE BRAMBLES GL5 5AZ | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2001 | WEAVERS COTTAGE GL5 5AZ | Semi-detached | £310,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2001 | ST GEORGES GL5 5AY | Detached | £384,000 | |
| 23 May 2001 | ROADWAY COTTAGE GL5 5AY | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2001 | DYFFRYN GL5 5AY | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2000 | CLARE COTTAGE GL5 5AY | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2000 | TUMBLEWOOD GL5 5AZ | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2000 | SPRINGFIELD GL5 5AY | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2000 | PEAR TREE COTTAGE GL5 5AY | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 5 May 2000 | ROSELEIGH GL5 5AY | Semi-detached | £138,950 | |
| 3 Nov 1999 | GABLES GL5 5AU | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 4 May 1999 | DUNKIRK MANOR GL5 5AU | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | STONECROFT GL5 5AY | Detached | £208,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1998 | UNDERHILL GL5 5AZ | Detached | £133,000 | |
| 3 Apr 1998 | WEAVERS COTTAGE GL5 5AZ | Semi-detached | £185,000 |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 163 m². Most common: House, detached (16); House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (11); 1950-1966 (4); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- 1, Dunkirk Bank, Amberley
- Broc-Hill, Theescombe, Amberley
- Dunkirk Manor, Theescombe, Amberley
- Dyffryn, Theescombe, Amberley
- Early Wood, Theescombe, Amberley
- Gables, Theescombe, Amberley
- Little Orchard, Theescombe, Amberley
- Mount Orchard, Theescombe, Amberley
- Quilchana, Theescombe, Amberley
- Roseleigh, Theescombe, Amberley
- Springfield, Theescombe, Amberley
- St. Francis, Theescombe, Amberley
- Stonecroft, Theescombe, Amberley
- The Squirrels, Theescombe, Amberley
- Tumblewood, Theescombe, Amberley
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (21% of about 1,880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 10.
- 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
- DUNKIRK MANOR, grade II*
- AMBERLEY COURT, grade II
- COURT HOUSE, grade II
- DUNKIRK MANOR COTTAGE AND ATTACHED BARN, grade II
- PART OF FIELD WALL ABOUT 25 YARDS LONG CONTAINING SPRING HEAD AND PUMP TO SOUTH EAST OF SPOUT COTTAGE, grade II
- Pavilion immediately to north east of Dunkirk Manor, grade II
- RETAINING WALLS, GARDEN WALLS AND GATE PIERS TO DUNKIRK MANOR FRONTING ROAD, grade II
- SPOUT COTTAGE, grade II
- THE GABLES, grade II
- VANDYKE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 56 addresses are between 74 m and 143 m above sea level (105 m on average); the ground rises about 69 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL5 5AS | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| GL5 5AT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 5AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 5AX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 5AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL5 5AZ | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Farthingcloe Theescombe | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nortonwood, Stroud | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 50 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Prices Mill Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Badham Pharmacy Limited | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Minchinhampton Dental Practice | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Stroud Maternity Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Nailsworth Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Miles Marling Field 8,040 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,490 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,050 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Seynckley House Including Courtyard Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 71 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Seynckley House Including Courtyard Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, boundary walls and railings | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Oaklands Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Dunkirk Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Multi-period site on Minchinhampton Common | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Collier's Wood Glass House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Woodchester Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Chloe's Green | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Nailsworth Valley | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Littleworth Common | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Atcombe Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Watledge Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 56 |
6 of the street's 56 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberley Parochial School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nailsworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pompidou Pies (Market) GL5 5EY | Other catering premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2023 |
| The Coffee Lada Cafe GL5 5EX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Musette GL5 5EX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Well Seasoned Cotswold Caterers Ltd GL5 5EX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| The Fresh Standard Brew Co GL5 5EX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2023 |
| The Amberley Inn LTD GL5 5AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Little Trees (Was Pollys Day Nursery) GL5 5EZ | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Woodchester Valley Vineyard Cellar Door GL5 5EY | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2024 |
| Gather & Gather Limited GL5 5EY | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| The Black Horse GL5 5AL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (gloucestershire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 10 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- GL5 5AY: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- GL5 5AU: 17 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- GL5 5AZ: 14 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- GL5 5AX: 4 addresses
- GL5 5AT: 2 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- GL5 5AS: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Mount · Giddynap Lane · Littleworth · Epworth Terrace · St Chloe · St Chloe Mead · Station Road · Giddynap Lane · St Loes Pitch · Grove Villas
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.