GL7 3DF Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Butler's Field, Lechlade-on-Thames: 30 addresses
- Butlers Field, Lechlade-on-Thames: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Butler's Field, Lechlade-on-Thames: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Butler's Field, Lechlade-on-Thames: 1 address
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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
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 78 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 16.3 km |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Kingsmead Lechlade | 110 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 6.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 79.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hilary Cottage Surgery | 5.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lechlade Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentartwork Dental Care | 460 m |
| Hospital | Fairford Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Fairford Police Station | 6.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN LTD Lechlade Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Riverside Park 7.6 ha | 900 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 720 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Multi-period settlement, cemetery, and ceremonial complex W of Lechlade, a scheduled monument, 310 m north-west. 104 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-period settlement, cemetery, and ceremonial complex W of Lechlade | Scheduled monument | 310 m north-west |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m south |
| Church House, Lechlade | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m south |
| Halfpenny Bridge | Scheduled monument | 880 m south |
| St John's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Covert | Wood | 950 m south-east |
| Horseshoe Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Roughgrounds Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Bushyleaze Copse | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Warren's Cross Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Butler's Field.