GL8 8EU Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tetbury East & Rural. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Chipping, Tetbury: 29 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Chipping, Tetbury: 3 addresses
- Chipping Street, Tetbury: 2 addresses
- Market Place, Tetbury: 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 D (24% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tetbury Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 41.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 5, 13 AND 15, THE CHIPPING, grade I
- 1, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 12, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 14 AND 16, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 17, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 18, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 18, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 18, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 19, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 2, 2A, 4 AND 6, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 20, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 20, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 21 AND 22, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 21 AND 23, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 22, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 22, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 23, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 24, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 24, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 25, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 26, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 28, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- 29 AND 31, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 33, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 35, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 37, THE CHIPPING, grade II
- 8, GUMSTOOL HILL, grade II
- AVON HOUSE, grade II
- BERKELEY HOUSE, grade II
- CREW HOUSE, grade II
And 11 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Crown Inn, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, permissioned (50 m)
- The Priory Nursing Home, The Chipping, Tetbury, permissioned (120 m)
- The Priory Nursing Home, The Chipping, Tetbury, permissioned (130 m)
- Northfield Garage Site, London Road, Tetbury, not permissioned (630 m)
- Northfield Garage, London Road, GL8 8HW, permissioned (640 m)
- Land parcel south of Quercus Road, Quercus Road (Matbro SIAC), Tetbury, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 35 addresses are between 107 m and 120 m above sea level (116 m on average).
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 stations | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Car Park Tetbury | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Street Malmesbury | 7.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest West Street Car Park, Tetbury | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 48.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Prices Mill Surgery | 7.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tetbury Dental Practice | 360 m |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 360 m |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 12.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Tetbury Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,320 m² | 880 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Herd Lane Allotments 1.1 ha | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 5, 13 and 15, the Chipping, a listed building (Grade I), 0 m. 227 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 5, 13 and 15, the Chipping | Listed building, Grade I | 0 m |
| Market House | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south-west |
| Unidentifed Memorial, About 1 Metre North West of North East Path at 11 Metres From Crossing in Churchyard of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-west |
| Porch House | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m west |
| Tetbury camp | Scheduled monument | 360 m south |
| Bowl barrow 335m south east of Broadfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Estcourt Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south |
| Chavenage House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Splash | Lake or reservoir | 130 m east |
| Thorn Covert | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Tidcomb's Gorse | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Highgrove Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Lark Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north-east |
| Park Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 35 |
7 of the postcode's 35 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 The Chipping.