GL54 3EJ Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northleach. Region: South West.
Streets
- West End, Northleach: 24 addresses
- Market Place, Northleach: 3 addresses
- Doctors Lane, Northleach: 3 addresses
- The Peep, Northleach: 2 addresses
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 D (22% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Northleach Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 29.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BRUNSWICK HOUSE, grade II
- Burgess House, grade II
- COLLEGE DENE AND PART OF GARDEN WALL COLLEGE HOUSE COLLEGE HOUSE (EAST WING), grade II
- CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, grade II
- COTSWOLD HOUSE, grade II
- COTTESWOLD HOUSE, grade II
- DOCTORS COMMONS, grade II
- DOVER HOUSE, grade II
- FARRIER'S, grade II
- GREENDALE, grade II
- Hemswell House, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- KING'S HEAD HOUSE, grade II
- MARKET HOUSE, grade II
- NARBONNE HOUSE, grade II
- NO 4 WALTON HOUSE WALTON HOUSE, grade II
- Northleach War Memorial, grade II
- SYCAMORE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE GABLES, grade II
- THE MULLIONS, grade II
- THE OLD BANK HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD WOOLHOUSE, grade II
- THE OX HOUSE, grade II
- THE POST OFFICE, grade II
- THE RED LION, grade II
- THE UNION, grade II
- TUDOR HOUSE, grade II
- W J CASTLE, BUTCHER, grade II
- WEST HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 5 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 9 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 32 addresses are between 162 m and 165 m above sea level (163 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 91%, ultrafast 9%, gigabit 9% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.4 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place Northleach | 10 m |
| EV charging points | Rissington Road Car Park | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 69.7 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cotswold Medical Practice | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Cotswold Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | Riverside Dental Surgery | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Hospital | Moore Cottage Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Stow-on-the-Wold, Police Station | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cotswold Store, North Leach Cashzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 2,360 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 2.9 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,110 m² | 170 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St Paul, C4.5M South of South Aisle, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m west. 86 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St Paul, C4.5M South of South Aisle | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m west |
| The Old Prison, Formerly Northleach House of Correction | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Bowl barrow, known as Norbury Camp round barrow, 220m south east of Fosseleigh | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Norbury camp | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Churchyard cross in St George's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Copse | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Leygore Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Eastington Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Norbury Copse | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 32 |
25 of the postcode's 32 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 West End.