GL8 8FD Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced October 2008. Ward: Tetbury with Upton. 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 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: 26.
- 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
- PORCH HOUSE, grade I
- 1, HAMPTON STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 12-20, NEW CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 19, 21 AND 23, NEW CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, HAMPTON STREET, grade II
- 2-10, NEW CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 25, NEW CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 5, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- 36 AND 38, LONG STREET, grade II
- 43, LONG STREET, grade II
- 45, LONG STREET, grade II
- 46, LONG STREET, grade II
- 48, LONG STREET, grade II
- 50 AND 52, LONG STREET, grade II
- 54 AND 56, LONG STREET, grade II
- 55, LONG STREET, grade II
- 57, LONG STREET, grade II
- 58, LONG STREET, grade II
- 7, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- ELGIN HOUSE, grade II
- Former police station and petty sessional court, now known as Tetbury Council Offices and Police Museum, grade II
- FORMER STABLE BLOCK AT NUMBER 44 (THE OLD HOUSE), grade II
- FORMER TETBURY BREWERY, BEHIND NUMBER 6, grade II
- NUMBER 3 (PART OF COOMBE HOUSE) WITH RAILINGS AND GATE, grade II
- NUMBER 5 WITH RAILINGS AND GATE, grade II
- THE OLD HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Priory Nursing Home, The Chipping, Tetbury, permissioned (230 m)
- The Priory Nursing Home, The Chipping, Tetbury, permissioned (240 m)
- The Crown Inn, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, permissioned (340 m)
- Northfield Garage Site, London Road, Tetbury, not permissioned (660 m)
- Northfield Garage, London Road, GL8 8HW, permissioned (670 m)
- Land parcel south of Quercus Road, Quercus Road (Matbro SIAC), Tetbury, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 116 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 stations | Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Place Tetbury | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 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 | 47.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Prices Mill Surgery | 7.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bell House Dental Practice | 80 m |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 680 m |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 12.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Tetbury Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,320 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Herd Lane Allotments 1.1 ha | 490 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Porch House, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m south-east. 232 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Porch House | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-east |
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-west |
| Market House | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-east |
| 5, 13 and 15, the Chipping | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-east |
| Tetbury camp | Scheduled monument | 570 m south-east |
| Bowl barrow 335m south east of Broadfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Chavenage House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Chavenage House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-west |
| Estcourt Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Splash | Lake or reservoir | 470 m south-east |
| Hermit's Cave Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Charlton Brake | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Tidcomb's Gorse | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Lark Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north-east |
| Park Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 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 | 68 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 55% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 51% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.