SN16 postcode area guide — Cotswold

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Broadband & internet speeds in SN16

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the SN16 postcode district (Cotswold) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 513 postcodes Ofcom measures in SN16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48.4%.

Around 0.4% of premises in SN16 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 SN16

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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 SN16

Police recorded 38 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SN16 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 SN16

Based on 158 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SN16 is £382,000, down 3.1% on the previous year (£394,246).

Latest recorded sales in SN16

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 SN16

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 SN16

87 rated food businesses operate in SN16. 48 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ABM at Malmesbury Primary School, Aldi Stores Limited, Aroma Italian Restaurant,, Black Dog Coffee Co, Burnham Court Restaurant.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in SN16

From a sample of 175 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SN16 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 57% 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 SN16 typically use:

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What's it like living in SN16?

Postcodes in SN16

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.