GL54 2EB Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bourton Vale. Region: South West.
Streets
- Ryeclose, Bourton-on-the-Water: 67 addresses
- Rye Crescent, Bourton-on-the-Water: 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 C (46% of about 670 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: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Car Park adjacent to Bourton Vale Garage, Station Road, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 68 addresses are between 126 m and 128 m above sea level (127 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km |
| Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood 1,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Rye Crescent Bourton-on-the-Water | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 63.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cotswold Medical Practice | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Dental Surgery | 700 m |
| Hospital | Moore Cottage Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Stow-on-the-Wold, Police Station | 6.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 750 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 530 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Iron Age fortified enclosure known as Salmonsbury Camp, a scheduled monument, 620 m north. 108 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Age fortified enclosure known as Salmonsbury Camp | Scheduled monument | 620 m north |
| Settlement site and barrows | Scheduled monument | 740 m south |
| Harrington House | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north-west |
| Baines House | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m west |
| Screen Walls and Gate Piers of Harrington House | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-west |
| Sherborne Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m north-west |
| Bourton Bridge Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Henever Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Brickyard Coppice | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Wyck Beacon | Hill | 2.8 km east |
| Brassey | Wetland | 4.1 km north-west |
| Haycroft Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 5.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 68 | 68 |
None of the postcode's 68 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Ryeclose.