GL7 3AA Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South. 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 A (42% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lechlade Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 44.
- 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 LAWRENCE, grade I
- 1 AND 2 KENT PLACE, grade II
- 16, THAMES STREET, grade II
- 1A, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 2 K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS, grade II
- 6 AND 8, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 6, 7, AND 8, BURFORD STREET, grade II
- APSLEY HOUSE, grade II
- ARCH COTTAGE, grade II
- BARBERS COTTAGE, grade II
- BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- CHURCH COTTAGE, grade II
- COTTAGE MORLEY HOUSE, grade II
- GEARING MONUMENT, ABOUT 3 1/2 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH DOOR IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- GRENVILLE HOUSE, grade II
- HAIRDRESSERS SHOP, grade II
- HOBBS AND LAMBERT MONUMENT, ABOUT 5 METRES SOUTH OF SECOND AISLE WINDOW FROM EAST IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- HOBBS AND UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT, ABOUT 2 1/2 METRES SOUTH OF GEARING MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- LEVENTON, grade II
- LIME TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- MAPLE HOUSE, grade II
- PAIR OF HOBBS MONUMENTS, ABOUT 2 1/2 METRES SOUTH EAST OF GEARING MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- PAIR OF UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENTS, ABOUT 2 METRES NORTH EAST OF LAMBERT MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- PIGEON CLOSE/THE PAPER SHOP, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- POTTERS RESTAURANT, grade II
- PREMISES ADJOINING WESTERLEY COTTAGE TO NORTH, CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE BYTE, grade II
- PREMISES OF B SPARKES AND SON, grade II
- RED BRICK HOUSE, grade II
- RED LION HOTEL, grade II
And 14 more.
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 76 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 15.8 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest St John's Street Lechlade | 30 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 6.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 79.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hilary Cottage Surgery | 5.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lechlade Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burford Street (Dental Surgery) | 50 m |
| Hospital | Fairford Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Fairford Police Station | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN LTD Lechlade Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Park 7.6 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,380 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m south-east. 105 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m south-east |
| Church House, Lechlade | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 180 m south-east |
| Halfpenny Bridge | Scheduled monument | 250 m south |
| Multi-period settlement, cemetery, and ceremonial complex W of Lechlade | Scheduled monument | 940 m north-west |
| St John's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Covert | Wood | 730 m east |
| Horseshoe Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Roughgrounds Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Bushyleaze Copse | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Warren's Cross Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km west |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the postcode's 4 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.