Valley Close Brimscombe, Stroud
1 address across 1 postcode (GL5), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38506324.
- 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 D; Band D in Stroud costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stroud (Gloucs), about 4 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Park, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 69 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Minchinhampton Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band D (34% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Val D'Or Works, Knapp Lane Brimscombe: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Lewiston Mill , Toadsmoor Road Brimscombe: up to 31 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Dockyard Works, Knapp Lane Brimscombe: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Queens Court, The Bourne Brimscombe: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- STB Engineering Ltd, Toadsmoor Road Brimscombe Stroud: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Dark Mills, Toadsmoor Lane Brimscombe: up to 36 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Gussage Mills, Toadsmoor Road Brimscombe Stroud: up to 9 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Bourne Mills, London Road Brimscombe: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 1 August 2026: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 69 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL5 2TT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Toadsmoor Road Brimscombe | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 52.7 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Minchinhampton Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Minchinhampton Dental Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Stroud Maternity Hospital | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Brimscombe Newsagents, Brimscombe Cashzone | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Park 15 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,860 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,710 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Wool Stove at Bourne Mills, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m (0.3 miles) west. 34 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Former Wool Stove at Bourne Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St Marys House, Wing Cottage and Ivy Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Banks and ditch at Glebe Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow 400m east of Upper Hyde Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Nether Lypiatt Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Bowl barrow 450m south east of Upper Hyde Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Gatcombe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hyde House Wood | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Besbury Common | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Stringer's Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Chalford Bottom | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Toadsmoor Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Rodborough Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Minchinhampton Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Thrupp School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invivo Healthcare GL5 2TE | Importers/Exporters | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Ali's Kitchen Ltd GL5 2TL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Monastery Of Our Lady And St Bernard GL6 8AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Felt Cafe GL5 2TA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lewiston Close (4); On or near Churchhill Road (1); On or near Knapp Lane (1); On or near Valley Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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 2TT: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Churchhill Road · Knapp Lane · Valley Close · Cotswold Close · Youngs Orchard · Lewiston Close · Bourne · The Bourne · Lewiston Road · Queens Court · Nursery Drive · London Road
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.