GL9 1DS Cotswold
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Grumbolds Ash with Avening. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Street, Didmarton: 45 addresses
- Woodway Cottage, Didmarton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Street, Oldbury on the Hill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Street, Oldbury on the Hill: 1 address
- St Arild's Road, Didmarton: 1 address
- Chapel Walk, Didmarton: 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 C (19% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Didmarton Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- 19, CHAPEL WALK, grade II
- 29 AND 31, THE STREET, grade II
- 37, THE STREET, grade II
- DIDMARTON HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO FRONT, grade II
- MILESTONE SET INTO WALL, ABOUT 9 METRES WEST OF NUMBER 34, grade II
- NUMBER 1 CHAPEL WALK AND ADJOINING RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 44 AND FRONT RAILINGS, grade II
- READING ROOM, 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 51 addresses are between 114 m and 145 m above sea level (135 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Yate 360,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest King's Arms Didmarton | 150 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 8.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 38.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Tolsey Surgery | 3.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Wotton Family Pharmacy | 8.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Chipping Manor Dental Practice - Wotton-Under-Edge | 8.5 km |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 9.2 km |
| Police station | Chipping Sodbury Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police | 10.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,900 m² | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 280 m east. 41 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m east |
| Churchyard cross in St Lawrence's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 290 m east |
| Church of St Arild | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m north |
| Worcester Lodge to Badminton Park, With Flanking Quadrant Walls and Terminal Pavilions | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km west |
| Tump Barn bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Roman villa and earlier settlement remains in Badminton Park, 340m south of Hinnegar Lodges | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Joyce's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 540 m north-east |
| Bullpark Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Ashen Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km south-east |
| Chilbury Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Duchess's Clump | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 51 |
36 of the postcode's 51 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Street.