GL7 6AE Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kemble. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (24% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kemble Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- Anglican Church of All Saints, grade II*
- 4 and 5 Kemble Park, and entrance arch between, grade II
- BARN 20 METRES NORTH EAST OF NUMBER 128, grade II
- BARN AND FORMER STABLE AT THE PIGEON HOUSE, TO NORTH EAST OF HOUSE, grade II
- Kemble War Memorial, grade II
- THE PIGEON HOUSE, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT, ABOUT 4 METRES NORTH OF NORTH WEST TOWER BUTTRESS IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, 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 address is about 118 m above sea level.
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 | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Demand Responsive Area Kemble | 140 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 58.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Phoenix Health Group | 5.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Chesterton Pharmacy | 5.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Cirencester Dental And Aesthetics | 5.7 km |
| Hospital | Cirencester Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Cirencester Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | Royal Agricultural University Cashzone | 4.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,850 m² | 290 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,410 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglican Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglican Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-west |
| Village cross at Poole Keynes | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Covert | Wood | 520 m south-east |
| Highstubs Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Limekiln Hill | Hill | 2.3 km west |
| Jackaments Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km west |
| Friday Island | Island | 3.0 km south-east |
| Ashwell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 7 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.