GL7 4JF Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fairford North. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Garretts, Milton End: 7 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 C (32% of about 1,020 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Folly West End Gardens GL7 4JB, permissioned (220 m)
- Coln House School, Horcott Road, GL7 4DB, permissioned (530 m)
- Applestone Court, Cirencester Road, GL7 4BS, permissioned (550 m)
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 7 addresses are between 96 m and 98 m above sea level (97 m on average).
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 | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 16.2 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest The Garretts Fairford | 20 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 73.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hilary Cottage Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest White Cottage Dental Practice | 860 m |
| Hospital | Fairford Hospital | 930 m |
| Police station | Fairford Police Station | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,130 m² | 690 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fairford Gate Play Area 320 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fairford Rugby Club 3.4 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fairford Saxon cemetery, a scheduled monument, 90 m north. 106 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairford Saxon cemetery | Scheduled monument | 90 m north |
| Valentine Strong Momument, About 11 Metres South West of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m east |
| Unidentified Monument, About 3 Metres East of Strong Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m east |
| 3 Morean (Possibly Morgan) Monuments Immediately Adjoining South East Corner of Church in Churchyard of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m east |
| Hengiform barrow and associated ring ditch south of Burdocks | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Withybed Copse | Wood | 780 m south-west |
| The Belt | Wood | 880 m north |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 910 m north-east |
| Toms Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Paton's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Horcott Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 34% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 The Garretts.