GL7 5TT Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Siddington & Cerney Rural. Region: South West.
Streets
- Church Lane, South Cerney: 15 addresses
- Bow-Wow, South Cerney: 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 F (19% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, South Cerney Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 22.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade I
- ATKYNS MANOR, grade II
- BRIDGE OVER RIVER CHURN, grade II
- BROOK COTTAGE, grade II
- EFFIGY TOMB, ABOUT 1 METRE SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF NAVE IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- GATEPIERS AT ATKYNS MANOR, grade II
- GATEPIERS AT MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- GAZEBO AT LITTLE ATKYNS, grade II
- GLEBE COTTAGE, grade II
- HINTON AND UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT ABOUT 7 METRES AND 5 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH EAST CORNER OF PORCH IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- HITCHINGS MONUMENT, ABOUT 9 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SOUTH AISLE IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- JASMINE COTTAGE SUNSET COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- MOSS AND UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT, ABOUT 7 METRES AND 12 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- NORRIS MONUMENT, ABOUT 19 METRES NORTH EAST OF CHANCEL IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- SARCOPHAGUS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF SOUTH PORCH IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- SILVER STREET HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD GEORGE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- TWO STEPHENS AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT, IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF TOWER IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- TWO UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENTS, ABOUT 6 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH EAST CORNER OF CHANCEL IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
- WEEKS AND MYLES MONUMENTS, ABOUT 6 METRES AND 3 METRES SOUTH WEST OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF PORCH IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land and properties at Berkeley Close, GL7 5UN, permissioned (610 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 addresses are about 91 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 | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane South Cerney | 70 m |
| Car parks | Clayhill Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | Roam EV Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 63.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cirencester Health Group | 4.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest South Cerney Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 490 m |
| Hospital | Cirencester Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Cirencester Police Station | 5.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.3 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,470 m² | 40 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Hallows, a listed building (Grade I), 70 m north-east. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m north-east |
| Village cross at the junction of High Street and Station Road | Scheduled monument | 270 m south |
| South Cerney castle | Scheduled monument | 400 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Wildmoor Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Horseshoe Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
| Dryleaze Covert | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Cotswold Hills Beach | Beach | 2.5 km south-west |
| Hailstone Hill | Hill | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 16 | 16 |
None of the postcode's 16 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 8 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 Church Lane.