GL12 postcode area guide — Cotswold

Where is GL12?

Broadband & internet speeds in GL12

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the GL12 postcode district (Cotswold) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 466 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 56.5%.

Around 0.2% of premises in GL12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in GL12

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Mobile signal around Cotswold

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cotswold district (49,511 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in GL12

Police recorded 16 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GL12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in GL12

Based on 126 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL12 is £389,950, up 5.4% on the previous year (£370,000).

Latest recorded sales in GL12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Cotswold demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Cotswold district (90,833 residents, 40,597 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around GL12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in GL12

96 rated food businesses operate in GL12. 73 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Bear Street Garage, Blue Coat CEVA Primary School, Blue Coat CofE Primary School, Bunters Limited, Caterlink @ Tortworth Primary.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in GL12

From a sample of 124 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 GL12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Cotswold

Landlines around GL12 typically use:

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What's it like living in GL12?

Postcodes in GL12

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.