GL7 2BX 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: 47.
- 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
- 22, THOMAS STREET, grade II*
- 24, 26 AND 28, THOMAS STREET, grade II*
- CIRENCESTER PARK MANSION AND ATTACHED OFFICES, grade II*
- OLD COURT, grade II*
- WOOLGATHERERS AND ATTACHED WAREHOUSE, grade II*
- 1, 2, 3 COXWELL COURT, grade II
- 1, CECILY HILL, grade II
- 10, PARK STREET, grade II
- 11, PARK STREET, grade II
- 12 AND 14, PARK STREET, grade II
- 12, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 14 AND 20, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 15, PARK STREET, grade II
- 17, PARK STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 2A, CECILY HILL, grade II
- 2 AND 4, PARK STREET, grade II
- 21, PARK STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 30, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 23, PARK STREET, grade II
- 24, BLACK JACK STREET, grade II
- 25, PARK STREET, grade II
- 3, CECILY HILL, grade II
- 3, PARK STREET, grade II
- 32 AND 36, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 33 AND 37, COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 38 AND 40, COXWELL STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 3A, PARK STREET, grade II
- 49 AND 51 COXWELL STREET, grade II
- 5, PARK STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 8, PARK STREET, grade II
And 17 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cirencester Baptist Church, 37A Coxwell Street, Cirencester, permissioned (110 m)
- 4-6 Black Jack Street, Cirencester, permissioned (150 m)
- Former filling station on the A40 Windrush Section, Windrush, permissioned (150 m)
- 23 Castle Street, permissioned (180 m)
- Brewery Court, permissioned (250 m)
- Old Memorial Hospital Site & Car Park, Sheep Street, Cirencester, not permissioned (260 m)
- Forum House, South Way, GL7 1LJ, permissioned (460 m)
- Forum Car Park, Magistrates Court and Cirencester Police Station, Cirencester, not permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 5 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 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 6 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 111 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 | 9 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Abbey House Cirencester | 200 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Old Station Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 290 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 | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest G. Horton Limited | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Claudine Gourlay Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Cirencester Hospital | 670 m |
| Police station | Cirencester Police Station | 420 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 14 Castle Street Lloyds Bank | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 10.0 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Home Park 17 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m north. 311 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Cirencester Park Mansion and Attached Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Woolgatherers and Attached Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-west |
| 24, 26 and 28, Thomas Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-west |
| Churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 220 m east |
| St John's Hospital chantry | Scheduled monument | 280 m north |
| Long barrow and Roman amphitheatre and cemetery | Scheduled monument | 630 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 540 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 28 |
10 of the postcode's 28 addresses are 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 | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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.