GL12 8FX South Gloucestershire
Live postcode, introduced June 2026. Ward: Charfield. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (23% of about 1,140 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: in a protected area: 76, 0712.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Eastwood Park Training and Conference Centre Falfield GL12 8DA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (170 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Cam and Dursley 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitfieldgate Farm | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Dursley | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam EV Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 32.2 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Severn View Family Practice | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bank Cottage Dental Practice | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Dursley Police Station | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Your Local, Thornbury Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 570 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 90 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Large multivallate hillfort 205m east of Luce's Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Large multivallate hillfort 205m east of Luce's Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Small multivallate hillfort 660m east of Whitfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Tortworth Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Plantation | Wood | 210 m south |
| Stump's Wood | Wood | 360 m south-west |
| Black Covert | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Groves Gully | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Abbots-side Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 South Gloucestershire: see them on the South Gloucestershire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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.