GL54 2HR Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bourton Vale. Region: South West.
Streets
- Copsehill Road, Lower Slaughter: 6 addresses
- The Square, Lower Slaughter: 2 addresses
- Copsehill Road, Lower Slaughter: 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 (22% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lower Slaughter Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 22.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II*
- 3 CHEST TOMBS 5 YARDS NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- BARN 25 YARDS NORTH WEST OF CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Briar Cottage and Riverside Cottage, grade II
- CHURCH FARM HOUSE AND PENLYN, grade II
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDINGS TO NORTH, grade II
- CHURCH VIEW AND ATTACHED BARN, grade II
- DOWN STREAM BRIDGE, grade II
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN, grade II
- GREY COTTAGE, grade II
- GREYSTONES, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE, grade II
- JASMINE, grade II
- Lower Slaughter War Memorial, grade II
- MIDDLE BRIDGE, grade II
- MILL VIEW COTTAGE, grade II
- RIVERSIDE, grade II
- ROSE TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- ST KELLAMS, grade II
- THOMAS COLLETT TOMB 20 YARDS NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- VILLAGE HALL, grade II
- WASHBOURNE'S PLACE, grade II
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: of the 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 9 addresses are between 137 m and 138 m above sea level (138 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Moreton-In-Marsh 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Mary's Church Lower Slaughter | 80 m |
| EV charging points | Rissington Road Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 61.4 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cotswold Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Riverside Dental Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Moore Cottage Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Stow-on-the-Wold, Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP - Station Road SF Connect, Stow on the Wold Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 750 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 600 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 200 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m east. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m east |
| Dovecote at the Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m east |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Chessels Roman site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow known as `Wagborough Bush round barrow' 100m south west of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Eyford Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Coppice | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Quarry Ground Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Brickyard Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Copse Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Brassey | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the postcode's 9 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 Cotswold: see them on the Cotswold page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 Copsehill Road.