GL6 postcode area guide — Cotswold
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL6 postcode district in Cotswold — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
46.4%
Gigabit-capable
46.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the GL6 postcode district (Cotswold) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 984 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 46.4%.
Around 0.3% of premises in GL6 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 GL6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL6 0AA | 100% | 55% |
| GL6 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| GL6 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| GL6 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| GL6 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| GL6 0AG | 97.5% | 15% |
| GL6 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| GL6 0AJ | 100% | 25% |
| GL6 0AL | 100% | 60% |
| GL6 0AN | 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 GL6
Based on 253 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL6 is £404,000, down 6.0% on the previous year (£430,000).
Detached
£645,000
109 sales
Semi-detached
£378,000
54 sales
Terraced
£275,000
54 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced | West Tynings | GL6 0EH |
| 15 May 2026 | £466,000 | Semi-detached | Randalls Green | GL6 8EF |
| 15 May 2026 | £1,215,000 | Other | Midway | GL6 8EN |
| 1 May 2026 | £1,410,000 | Detached | The Park | GL6 6SN |
| 1 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Blenheim Rise | GL6 6FA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Barcelona Drive | GL6 9DS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | High Street | GL6 8DJ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £660,000 | Detached | Lower Newmarket Road | GL6 0RW |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £291,500 | Detached | Bishops Walk | GL6 6BW |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £2,500,000 | Detached | Jenkins Lane | GL6 6NB |
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 GL6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Keble School | Secondary | 11–16 | 718 | GL6 7DY |
| Beaudesert Park School | Not applicable | 3–13 | 344 | GL6 9AF |
| Minchinhampton Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 260 | GL6 9BP |
| Chalford Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 195 | GL6 8LG |
| Bussage Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 192 | GL6 8FW |
| Nailsworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 176 | GL6 0ET |
| The Croft Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 132 | GL6 6RQ |
| Horsley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 105 | GL6 0PU |
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 GL6
169 rated food businesses operate in GL6. 122 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering At Thomas Keble School, Amalfi Nailsworth Ltd, Atlas Camps, Baked By Beth, Beaudesert Park School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL6
From a sample of 214 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 GL6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
2%
Band C
38%
Band D
22%
Band E
32%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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 GL6 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.