GL7 3AR Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Burford Street, Lechlade-on-Thames: 9 addresses
- St John's Street, Lechlade-on-Thames: 2 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 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: 36.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, ST JOHN'S STREET, grade II
- 1A, ST JOHNS STREET, grade II
- 6, 7, AND 8, BURFORD STREET, grade II
- ANDREWS MONUMENT, ABOUT 4 METRES SOUTH OF HIPSLEY MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- ARCH COTTAGE, grade II
- BARBERS COTTAGE, grade II
- BARCLAYS BANK, grade II
- BURFORD HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH COTTAGE, grade II
- COTTAGE MORLEY HOUSE, grade II
- GRENVILLE HOUSE, grade II
- HAIRDRESSERS SHOP, grade II
- HIPSLEY MONUMENT, ABOUT 3 METRES WEST OF YEATMAN MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- LIME TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- MAPLE HOUSE, grade II
- MATTHEWS MONUMENT, ABOUT 18 METRES NORTH EAST OF NORTH VESTRY IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- PACE MONUMENT, ABOUT 1 METRE NORTH OF MATTHEWS MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- PIGEON CLOSE/THE PAPER SHOP, 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
- RAVEN MONUMENT, ABOUT 24 METRES NORTH EAST OF NORTH VESTRY IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, grade II
- RED BRICK HOUSE, grade II
- RYTON HOUSE, grade II
- SHOP PREMISES OCCUPIED BY LOOSEMORE (CHEMIST), grade II
- ST JOHN'S HOUSE, grade II
- THE BAKERY, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE SHOP, grade II
And 6 more.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 11%, gigabit 11% 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 (9.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sherborne Street Lechlade | 50 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 79.2 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hilary Cottage Surgery | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lechlade Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burford Street (Dental Surgery) | 30 m |
| Hospital | Fairford Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Fairford Police Station | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN LTD Lechlade Cashzone | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Park 7.6 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,380 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m south-east. 105 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-east |
| Church House, Lechlade | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 210 m south |
| Halfpenny Bridge | Scheduled monument | 310 m south |
| Multi-period settlement, cemetery, and ceremonial complex W of Lechlade | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| St John's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Covert | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Horseshoe Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Roughgrounds Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Bushyleaze Copse | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Warren's Cross Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 11 |
9 of the postcode's 11 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Burford Street.