GL56 0ES Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Moreton West. Region: South West.
Streets
- St Peters Court, Moreton-in-Marsh: 12 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 (41% of about 820 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- White House, Stow Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, permissioned (170 m)
- White House, Stow Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, permissioned (170 m)
- British Legion Site, Moreton-in-Marsh, not permissioned (800 m)
- Former Hospital Site, Moreton-in-Marsh, permissioned (850 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 3 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 addresses are about 128 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 | 870 m |
| Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Redesdale Place Moreton-in-Marsh | 60 m |
| EV charging points | Maugersbury Road Car Park | 6.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 52.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mann Cottage Surgery | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Moreton Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Moreton In Marsh Dental | 620 m |
| Hospital | North Cotswolds Hospital | 190 m |
| Police station | Stow-on-the-Wold, Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cheltenham & Gloucester | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 280 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Premises of Horne and Sons the Gateway the Steps, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m north. 94 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Premises of Horne and Sons the Gateway the Steps | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north |
| Lemington House and Boundary Wall to East and Railings to North | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north |
| Curfew Tower | Scheduled monument | 580 m north |
| Batsford camp (adjacent to Queen Victoria's Garden, Moreton-in-Marsh) | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Roman small town at Dorn | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Batsford Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km north-west |
| Battle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646 | Registered battlefield | 4.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thickleather Coppice | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Frogmore Coppice | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Boram Belt | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Barn Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Cold Well Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-west |
| Cadley Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 9 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 St Peters Court.