GL8 8TS Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tetbury with Upton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Charlton Road, Tetbury: 14 addresses
- Longfurlong Lane, Tetbury: 3 addresses
- A4135, Tetbury: 3 addresses
- Hookshouse Lane, Tetbury: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Charlton Road, Tetbury Upton: 2 addresses
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 (39% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHARLTON COURT FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHARLTON HOUSE, grade II
- CHARLTON LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Priory Nursing Home, The Chipping, Tetbury, permissioned (1.0 km)
- The Priory Nursing Home, The Chipping, Tetbury, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 25 addresses are between 108 m and 125 m above sea level (114 m on average).
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 | 11.3 km |
| Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Charlton Court Farm Tetbury | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest West Street Car Park, Tetbury | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 47.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Prices Mill Surgery | 7.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 830 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bell House Dental Practice | 670 m |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 12.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Tetbury Cashzone | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,320 m² | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | New Picket Harp Allotments 4,200 m² | 910 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Saviour, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m east. 176 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m east |
| Porch House | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m east |
| Unidentified Memorial, About 14 Metres South of North West Gate in Churchyard of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Unidentified Memorial, About 1 Metre West of Path Crossing in Churchyard of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m east |
| Tetbury camp | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Chavenage House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Beverston Castle Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Chavenage House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Estcourt Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Brake | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| The Splash | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Hermit's Cave Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Highgrove Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Park Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km west |
| Lark Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 25 |
11 of the postcode's 25 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 9 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 Charlton Road.