GL7 5AJ Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coln Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Meadowside, Coln St Aldwyns: 7 addresses
- Meadowside, Coln St Aldwyns: 7 addresses
- Main Street, Coln St Aldwyns: 2 addresses
- Fowler's Hill, Cotswold: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Meadowside, Quenington: 2 addresses
- Springfield Road, Quenington: 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 G (24% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Coln St Aldwyn Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE MILL, grade II
- THE NEW INN, grade II
- WATERSIDE, grade II
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 21 addresses are between 95 m and 118 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 31%, gigabit 31% 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 | 17.6 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest The New Inn Coln St Aldwyns | 80 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 75.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hilary Cottage Surgery | 4.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | White Cottage Dental Practice | 4.0 km |
| Hospital | Fairford Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Fairford Police Station | 4.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Williamstrip Park 44 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,060 m² | 750 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,160 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m north-west. 49 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m east |
| Hatherop Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| Knights Hospitallers Gateway at Knights Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south |
| Wayside Cross at Hatherop | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Barrow Elm round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fir Copse | Wood | 490 m south-west |
| Netherton Copse | Wood | 600 m east |
| Phipp's Copse | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Elm Copse | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
| Paul's Hill | Hill | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the postcode's 21 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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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 Unnamed street near Meadowside.