GL56 0YN Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fosseridge. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Adlestrop: 13 addresses
- A436, Cotswold: 8 addresses
- Schoolers Lane, Adlestrop: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A436, Adlestrop: 1 address
- Main Street, Adlestrop: 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 (23% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Adlestrop Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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 MAGDALENE, grade II
- COACHMANS COTTAGE SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
- DADLY MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE CIRCA 6 METRES NORTH OF CHANCEL, grade II
- GATEPIERS AND WALL FORMING NORTH EAST BOUNDARY OF ADLESTROP PARK, grade II
- GATES, GATEPIERS AND OVERTHROW AT ENTRANCE TO CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, grade II
- MANOR FARM, grade II
- ROW OF 3 MONUMENTS IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE CIRCA 4 METRES EAST OF EAST END OF CHANCEL, grade II
- THE DOVECOTE, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE CIRCA 8 METRES EAST OF EAST END OF CHANCEL, grade II
- WALL FORMING SOUTH EAST BOUNDARY OF CHURCHYARD AND NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF ADLESTROP PARK, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 15 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 24 addresses are between 123 m and 142 m above sea level (134 m on average).
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 | Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Moreton-In-Marsh 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Main Street Adlestrop | 290 m |
| EV charging points | Maugersbury Road Car Park | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 57.5 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stow Surgery | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Badham Pharmacy | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Stow-On-The-Wold Dental Practice | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | North Cotswolds Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Stow-on-the-Wold, Police Station | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 3,240 m² | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 330 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Adlestrop Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Adlestrop Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south |
| ADLESTROP PARK and HOUSE | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 290 m south-west |
| Daylesford House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Long barrow on Adlestrop Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Chastleton Barrow camp: a hillfort south of Barrow House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Baywell Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Green Plantation | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Anthony Quarry Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Adlestrop Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Rushy Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Chad Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-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) | 10.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Unnamed street near Main Street.