GL56 postcode area guide — Cotswold
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL56 postcode district in Cotswold — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL56
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.9%
Gigabit-capable
79.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the GL56 postcode district (Cotswold) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 517 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL56, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.9%.
Around 0.3% of premises in GL56 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 GL56
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL56 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AJ | 100% | 94.4% |
| GL56 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| GL56 0AS | 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 GL56
Based on 168 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL56 is £405,000, down 19.0% on the previous year (£500,000).
Detached
£595,000
52 sales
Semi-detached
£396,500
46 sales
Terraced
£345,000
45 sales
Flat / maisonette
£212,500
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL56
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £585,000 | Detached | Keble Road | GL56 0DZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £545,000 | Detached | Stirling Way | GL56 0GS |
| 7 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Primrose Court | GL56 0JG |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | St Peters Court | GL56 0ES |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | Grays Lane | GL56 0LP |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £815,000 | Detached | Northwick Park | GL56 9RJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Church View | GL56 9QJ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Croft Holm | GL56 0JH |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | East Street | GL56 0LQ |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £590,000 | Semi-detached | Old Rectory Gardens | GL56 0QF |
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 GL56
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitebrook Preparatory School | Not applicable | 3–13 | 343 | GL56 0RP |
| St David's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 256 | GL56 0LQ |
| Blockley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 148 | GL56 9BY |
| Longborough Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 36 | GL56 0QD |
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 GL56
91 rated food businesses operate in GL56. 79 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acacia Guesthouse, Adlestrop Post Office, Aldi, Asda Express PFS Marsh, Ask.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL56
From a sample of 124 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GL56 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
16%
Band C
19%
Band D
29%
Band E
28%
Band F
6%
Band G
2%
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
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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.