GL7 2BN Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey. Region: South West.
Streets
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: 43.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CIRENCESTER PARK MANSION AND ATTACHED OFFICES, grade II*
- LLOYD'S BANK, grade II*
- THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND FORECOURT WALL, grade II*
- 10, PARK STREET, grade II
- 11, PARK STREET, grade II
- 12 AND 14, PARK STREET, grade II
- 12, BLACK JACK STREET, grade II
- 15, PARK STREET, grade II
- 17, PARK STREET, grade II
- 18, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 19 AND 21, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, PARK STREET, grade II
- 2, SILVER STREET, grade II
- 20, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 21, PARK STREET, grade II
- 22, 24 AND 26, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 23, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 23, PARK STREET, grade II
- 24, BLACK JACK STREET, grade II
- 25, PARK STREET, grade II
- 3, PARK STREET, grade II
- 30, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 31 AND 33, CASTLE STREET, grade II
- 3A, PARK STREET, grade II
- 5, PARK STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 8, PARK STREET, grade II
- 6, PARK LANE, grade II
- 7, BLACK JACK STREET, grade II
- 7, PARK STREET, grade II
- 8-16, PARK LANE, grade II
And 13 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 23 Castle Street, permissioned (100 m)
- Cirencester Baptist Church, 37A Coxwell Street, Cirencester, permissioned (110 m)
- 4-6 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, permissioned (120 m)
- Former filling station on the A40 Windrush Section, Windrush, permissioned (120 m)
- Brewery Court, permissioned (180 m)
- Old Memorial Hospital Site & Car Park, Sheep Street, Cirencester, not permissioned (200 m)
- Forum House, South Way, GL7 1LJ, permissioned (380 m)
- Forum Car Park, Magistrates Court and Cirencester Police Station, Cirencester, not permissioned (410 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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 1 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 addresses are about 112 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 station | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Brewery Car Park Cirencester | 180 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Brewery Car Park | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 63.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Upper Thames Medical Group | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest G. Horton Limited | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Claudine Gourlay Dental Practice | 70 m |
| Hospital | Cirencester Hospital | 650 m |
| Police station | Cirencester Police Station | 340 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 14 Castle Street Lloyds Bank | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 10.0 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Home Park 17 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Grammar School and Forecourt Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m south. 313 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 30 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Grammar School and Forecourt Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m south |
| Lloyd's Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-east |
| Cirencester Park Mansion and Attached Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Old Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 170 m east |
| St John's Hospital chantry | Scheduled monument | 320 m north |
| Long barrow and Roman amphitheatre and cemetery | Scheduled monument | 590 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 550 m south-west |
| Hare Bushes | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Baunton Copse | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Twelve Acre Copse | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Galley Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-east |
| Hermitage Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.