GL7 2AS Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey. Region: South West.
Streets
- Dollar Street, Cirencester: 36 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 B (27% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cirencester Town Centre Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 47.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- DOLLAR STREET HOUSE AND ATTACHED STEPS, RAILING BASES AND IRONWORK, grade II*
- WEAVERS HALL, grade II*
- 1 AND 3, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 1, 2, 3 COXWELL COURT, grade II
- 1, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 10 AND 12, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 11, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 12, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 15, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 15, GOSDITCH STREET, grade II
- 17 AND 19, GOSDITCH STREET, grade II
- 17, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 17, THOMAS STREET, grade II
- 2, THOMAS STREET, grade II
- 20, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 24, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 25, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 27 AND 31, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 28, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 29, THOMAS STREET, grade II
- 3, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 33 AND 37, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 34 AND 36, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 38, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 4, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 43 AND 45, DOLLAR STREET, grade II
- 49 AND 51 COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 49, THOMAS STREET, grade II
- 5, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 5, DOLLAR STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
And 17 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Cirencester Baptist Church, 37A Coxwell Street, Cirencester, permissioned (100 m)
- 4-6 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, permissioned (130 m)
- Former filling station on the A40 Windrush Section, Windrush, permissioned (130 m)
- 23 Castle Street, permissioned (260 m)
- Brewery Court, permissioned (320 m)
- Old Memorial Hospital Site & Car Park, Sheep Street, Cirencester, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- First Floor, 27 Dyer Street, Cirencester, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Forum House, South Way, GL7 1LJ, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 9 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 28 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 11 medium, 9 low and 8 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 110 m and 111 m above sea level (111 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey House Cirencester | 90 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 63.9 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Upper Thames Medical Group | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest G. Horton Limited | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Genix Healthcare LTD | 90 m |
| Hospital | Cirencester Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Cirencester Police Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 14 Castle Street Lloyds Bank | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 10.0 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Home Park 17 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dollar Street House and Attached Steps, Railing Bases and Ironwork, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north. 316 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 30 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dollar Street House and Attached Steps, Railing Bases and Ironwork | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north |
| Weavers Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-west |
| Cirencester Quaker Meeting House and attached Warden's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Old Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-west |
| St John's Hospital chantry | Scheduled monument | 130 m north |
| Churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-east |
| Corinium Roman town | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hare Bushes | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Baunton Copse | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Whitelands Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Galley Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Hermitage Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 36 |
10 of the postcode's 36 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 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Dollar Street.