GL7 postcode area guide — Cotswold
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GL7 postcode district in Cotswold — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GL7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
55.2%
Gigabit-capable
55.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the GL7 postcode district (Cotswold) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,592 postcodes Ofcom measures in GL7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 55.2%.
Around 0.6% of premises in GL7 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 GL7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GL7 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| GL7 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| GL7 0AE | 100% | 75% |
| GL7 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| GL7 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| GL7 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| GL7 1AD | 100% | 20% |
| GL7 1AE | 100% | 50% |
| GL7 1AF | 100% | 36.4% |
| GL7 1AG | 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 GL7
Based on 542 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GL7 is £425,000, up 1.2% on the previous year (£420,000).
Detached
£650,000
184 sales
Semi-detached
£400,000
114 sales
Terraced
£325,000
142 sales
Flat / maisonette
£195,000
59 sales
Latest recorded sales in GL7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Elizabeth Gardens | GL7 5LP |
| 18 May 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced | Gloucester Street | GL7 2DG |
| 15 May 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | North Home Road | GL7 1DU |
| 12 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Priory Close | GL7 2HJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £450,000 | Other | Dollar Street | GL7 2AJ |
| 7 May 2026 | £360,000 | Flat | Spine Road East | GL7 5TJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £640,000 | Detached | Lodersfield | GL7 3DJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | May Tree Close | GL7 6NQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | North Hill Road | GL7 1PG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £582,000 | Detached | Chapel Road | GL7 4NS |
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 GL7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmor's School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,067 | GL7 4JQ |
| Cirencester Deer Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,020 | GL7 1XB |
| Cirencester Kingshill School | Secondary | 11–16 | 806 | GL7 1HS |
| Powell's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | GL7 2DJ |
| Cirencester Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 336 | GL7 1EX |
| Rendcomb College | Not applicable | 3–19 | 320 | GL7 7HA |
| Fairford Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 298 | GL7 4JQ |
| Hatherop Castle School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 243 | GL7 3NB |
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 GL7
400 rated food businesses operate in GL7. 328 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7A Coffee Shop And Cafe, Acorns Nursery School, Acorns Nursery School And Mighty Oaks Club, After And Before School Club - Watermoor Primary School, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GL7
From a sample of 201 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 GL7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
24%
Band C
23%
Band D
27%
Band E
12%
Band F
9%
Band G
3%
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.