GL53 9NP Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chedworth & Churn Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- A435, Tewkesbury: 23 addresses
- Unnamed street near A435, Colesbourne: 16 addresses
- Penhill, Colesbourne: 13 addresses
- Unnamed street near A435, Colesbourne: 13 addresses
- Bittum Field, Colesbourne: 5 addresses
- Southbury Farm Cottages, Colesbourne: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near A435, Chatterley: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Penhill, Colesbourne: 2 addresses
- Westbury Barn, Upper Coberley: 2 addresses
- A435, Tewkesbury: 1 address
- Orchard Row, Icomb: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cotswold in 2026-27: Band D £2,392 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,594 | £1,860 | £2,126 | £2,392 | £2,923 | £3,455 | £3,986 | £4,783 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (23% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 85 addresses are between 151 m and 265 m above sea level (174 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 6% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Cheltenham Spa 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Colesbourne Inn | 210 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 69.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rendcomb Surgery | 4.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Charlton Pharmacy | 8.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Implant & Ceramic Centre Limited | 7.6 km |
| Hospital | Delancey Hospital | 8.2 km |
| Police station | Cheltenham Central Police Station | 10.4 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Norbury Camp hillfort, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Norbury Camp hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southbury Plantation | Wood | 490 m north-west |
| Cocklar Plantation | Wood | 640 m south |
| Forty Acre Plantation | Wood | 680 m north |
| Hippetts Grove | Wood | 920 m south-east |
| Barncombe Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km north |
| Pen Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 85 |
31 of the postcode's 85 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 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 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 A435.