Point Road Avening, Cotswold
43 addresses across 4 postcodes (GL8), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 9401253.
- Sales: 58 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £201,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 10, F: 5, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Cotswold costs £2,392 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 90% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stroud (Gloucs), about 7.9 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 112 to 129 m above sea level.
- Noise: 21 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Minchinhampton Surgery, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 58% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £201,000 | £201,000 | £201,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £477,500 | £470,000 | £485,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | £420,000 | £305,000 | £900,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £505,000 | £455,000 | £555,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £525,000 | £515,000 | £535,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £275,000 | £250,000 | £300,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £495,000 | £195,000 | £795,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £310,000 | £225,000 | £395,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £256,000 | £232,000 | £280,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £382,000 | £342,500 | £595,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2026 | 5 GL8 8LY | Terraced | £201,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2024 | THE GROVE GL8 8LY | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2024 | THE SHOEBOX, 1 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £470,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2023 | HIGH GABLES GL8 8LY | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | CHURCH FARM GL8 8ND | Other | £2,100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Aug 2023 | 6 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2023 | 15 GL8 8LY | Detached | £900,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2023 | GABLE COTTAGE GL8 8LY | Detached | £580,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2023 | RODWAYS COTTAGE, 25 GL8 8NA | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2022 | FARM HILL HOUSE GL8 8ND | Other | £1,300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Sep 2021 | THE SHOEBOX, 1 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £455,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2021 | 24 GL8 8ND | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2019 | RODWAYS PLACE GL8 8NA | Semi-detached | £625,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2018 | OLD BAKERY GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £535,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2018 | POINT HOUSE GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £515,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2016 | 3 GL8 8LY | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2016 | THE SHOEBOX, 1 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2015 | 6 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 29 May 2015 | 1, CHURCH FARM BARN GL8 8ND | Semi-detached | £795,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2014 | 12 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2014 | BOWRON HOUSE GL8 8LY | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2013 | 20 GL8 8LY | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2012 | 18 GL8 8LY | Terraced | £232,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2012 | HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE, 19 GL8 8LY | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2010 | POINT HOUSE GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £382,000 | |
| 28 May 2010 | THE FORGE GL8 8NA | Detached | £595,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2010 | 4 GL8 8LY | Detached | £342,500 | |
| 2 Sep 2009 | GABLE COTTAGE GL8 8LY | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2007 | OLD BAKERY GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £372,500 | |
| 20 Nov 2007 | MELLOWSTONES GL8 8LY | Detached | £343,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2007 | FARM HILL HOUSE GL8 8ND | Detached | £717,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2006 | 1 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £249,950 | |
| 22 Aug 2005 | RODWAYS PLACE GL8 8NA | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2005 | OLD BAKERY GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2004 | 18 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £116,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2004 | 17 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2003 | 12 GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | POINT HOUSE GL8 8LY | Semi-detached | £306,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2003 | THE FORGE GL8 8NA | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2002 | 4 GL8 8LY | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2002 | 19 GL8 8LY | Detached | £194,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | 27 GL8 8ND | Detached | £162,500 | |
| 14 Jun 2001 | 3 GL8 8LY | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2001 | GABLE COTTAGE GL8 8LY | Detached | £176,500 | |
| 4 Sep 2000 | FARM HILL HOUSE GL8 8ND | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 30 May 2000 | GABLE COTTAGE GL8 8LY | Detached | £179,500 | |
| 9 Jun 1999 | 24 GL8 8ND | Detached | £147,000 | |
| 14 Dec 1998 | 15 GL8 8LY | Detached | £218,000 | |
| 3 Jun 1998 | GABLE COTTAGE GL8 8LY | Detached | £147,000 | |
| 23 Dec 1997 | 22 GL8 8LY | Detached | £247,000 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 139 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (6); House, end-terrace (3). Built: before 1900 (14); 1950-1966 (2); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1 Church Farm Barn, Point Road, Avening
- 2 Church Farm Barn, Point Road, Avening
- 3, Point Road, Avening
- 4, Point Road, Avening
- 12, Point Road, Avening
- 18 Point Road, Avening
- 20, Point Road, Avening
- Bowron House, Point Road, Avening
- Point House, Point Road, Avening
- Rodways Place, Point Road, Avening
- The Forge, Point Road, Avening
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 street: most are in band E (19% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Avening Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BARN AT CHURCH FARM, ON WEST SIDE OF FARMYARD, grade II
- CARTSHED WITH GRANARY OVER AND ATTACHED COW SHELTER ADJOINING CHURCH FARMHOUSE ON WEST, grade II
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GLEBE HOUSE, grade II
- HANSLO HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- Rodways Cottage and Rodways Place, grade II
- WATER PUMP, BY THE SHOE BOX, grade II
- WATER PUMP, HALFWAY ALONG, ON THE LEFT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Old Quarries, Rectory Lane, GL8 8NJ, permissioned (330 m)
- Old Quarries, Rectory Lane, GL8 8NJ, permissioned (330 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL8 8LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GL8 8ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GL8 8NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| GL8 8LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 43 addresses are between 112 m and 129 m above sea level (120 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL8 8LY | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| GL8 8LZ | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| GL8 8NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GL8 8ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stroud (Gloucs) 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Kemble 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Stonehouse 193,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sandford Leaze Avening | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nailsworth | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 50.2 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Minchinhampton Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Minchinhampton Dental Practice | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Tetbury Hospital | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Stroud Police Station | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Nailsworth Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,240 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,400 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Cross, a listed building (Grade I), 260 m north-west. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m north-west |
| Norn`s Tump long barrow, 400m south-east of Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Tingle Stone long barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Gatcombe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Romano-British farmstead 200m south west of Longman's Barn Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Avening Valley | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Roundabout | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Larch Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Longtree Bottom Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Ledgemore Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Watledge Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 43 |
21 of the street's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cotswold: see them on the Cotswold page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avening Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink At Avening Memorial Hall (School) GL8 8NF | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Little India At The Bell GL8 8NF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2025 |
| The Bell GL8 8NF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2021 |
| The Queen Matilda Tavern GL8 8NT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2024 |
| Avening Social Club GL8 8NG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | Exempt | |
| F L Powell & Sons GL8 8NT | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2021 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mill Lane (4); On or near Pound Hill (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- GL8 8LY: 31 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- GL8 8ND: 7 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- GL8 8NA: 4 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- GL8 8LZ: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Grove · Tetbury Hill · Pound Hill · Orchard Field · New Inn Lane · Mill Lane · Sandford Leaze · Church Street · Rectory Lane · Woodstock Lane · High Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.