GL56 0TP Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fosseridge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Evenlode Road, Broadwell: 3 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 (26% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Broadwell Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- BARN BEHIND TEMPLE FARM, grade II
- COLLEGE BARN, grade II
- TALLY HO HOUSE, grade II
- TEMPLE FARMHOUSE, grade II
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 131 m above sea level.
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 | Moreton-In-Marsh 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Chapel Street Broadwell | 210 m |
| EV charging points | Maugersbury Road Car Park | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 56.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stow Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Badham Pharmacy | 2.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Stow-On-The-Wold Dental Practice | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | North Cotswolds Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Stow-on-the-Wold, Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | BP - Station Road SF Connect, Stow on the Wold Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 7,990 m² | 340 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 960 m² | 2.0 km |
| Playing field | King Georges Field 2.1 ha | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Row of 6 Chadwell Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Paul Circa 2 1/2 Metres South of East End of Chancel, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m west. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Row of 6 Chadwell Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Paul Circa 2 1/2 Metres South of East End of Chancel | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| Shayler Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Paul Circa 4 Metres East of the Vestry | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m west |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m west |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m west |
| Broadwell Roman villa 300yds (275m) NW of church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Battle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646 | Registered battlefield | 2.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crab Orchard | Wood | 810 m north |
| Broadwell Hill Covert | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Jamies Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Crawthorn Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Oddington Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Chad Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Evenlode Road.