GL4 postcode area guide — Cotswold
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL4 postcode district in Cotswold — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.3%
Gigabit-capable
88.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the GL4 postcode district (Cotswold) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,145 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.3%.
Around 0.2% of premises in GL4 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 GL4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL4 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| GL4 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cotswold
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cotswold district (49,511 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
69.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
97%
5G outdoors — all networks
2.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
77.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in GL4
Based on 474 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL4 is £261,000, down 3.0% on the previous year (£269,000).
Detached
£405,000
128 sales
Semi-detached
£265,000
182 sales
Terraced
£220,000
111 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
49 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Matson Avenue | GL4 6HR |
| 20 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Wells Road | GL4 3AN |
| 15 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Freemans Road | GL4 0XJ |
| 13 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Hawk Close | GL4 4WE |
| 8 May 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Matson Avenue | GL4 6LE |
| 8 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Watermint Drive | GL4 0SY |
| 8 May 2026 | £70,000 | Flat | Woodford Court | GL4 6QB |
| 6 May 2026 | £599,950 | Detached | Bondend Road | GL4 8EL |
| 1 May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Bodiam Avenue | GL4 0TN |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Longhope Close | GL4 4GS |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% |
| 15–29 | 17.6% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.9% |
| 65+ | 26.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.1% |
| Private rented | 17.4% |
| Social rented | 13.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GL4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,545 | GL4 0DD |
| Holmleigh Park High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,416 | GL4 0RT |
| Gloucester Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,014 | GL4 6RN |
| Barnwood Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 909 | GL4 3QU |
| Hillside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 495 | GL4 6HE |
| Abbeymead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | GL4 5YS |
| Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 420 | GL4 8ED |
| Finlay Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 412 | GL4 6TR |
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 GL4
170 rated food businesses operate in GL4. 141 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Tesco, Abbeydale Community Centre, Abbeymead Lodge, ABM At Harewood Junior And Infant Schools, Airhop Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL4
From a sample of 314 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 GL4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
30%
Band C
21%
Band D
40%
Band E
7%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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 GL4 typically use:
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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.