GL56 0BX Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Moreton West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Hospital Road, Moreton-in-Marsh: 29 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 C (36% of about 1,220 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: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Hospital Site, Moreton-in-Marsh, permissioned (130 m)
- British Legion Site, Moreton-in-Marsh, not permissioned (310 m)
- White House, Stow Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- White House, Stow Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 129 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moreton-In-Marsh 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Black Bear Moreton-in-Marsh | 200 m |
| EV charging points | Maugersbury Road Car Park | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 51.5 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mann Cottage Surgery | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moreton Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moreton In Marsh Dental | 290 m |
| Hospital | North Cotswolds Hospital | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Stow-on-the-Wold, Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cheltenham & Gloucester | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen Victoria Gardens 2.9 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Blenheim Meadow 9.0 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,330 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Curfew Tower, a scheduled monument, 220 m south-east. 96 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Curfew Tower | Scheduled monument | 220 m south-east |
| Lemington House and Boundary Wall to East and Railings to North | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| Premises of Horne and Sons the Gateway the Steps | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Batsford camp (adjacent to Queen Victoria's Garden, Moreton-in-Marsh) | Scheduled monument | 380 m north |
| Roman small town at Dorn | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Batsford Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646 | Registered battlefield | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boram Belt | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Sally Beds | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Cold Well Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Aston Hale Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Shoals Lane Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Cadley Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 29 | 29 |
None of the postcode's 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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 Hospital Road.