WR12 postcode area guide — Cotswold
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WR12 postcode district in Cotswold — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WR12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.9%
Gigabit-capable
72.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WR12 postcode district (Cotswold) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 204 postcodes Ofcom measures in WR12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.9%.
Around 0% of premises in WR12 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 WR12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WR12 7AA | 100% | 80% |
| WR12 7AB | 100% | 0% |
| WR12 7AD | 100% | 0% |
| WR12 7AE | 100% | 82.9% |
| WR12 7AF | 100% | 0% |
| WR12 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| WR12 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| WR12 7AJ | 100% | 74.5% |
| WR12 7AL | 100% | 59.3% |
| WR12 7AP | 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.
Crime in WR12
Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WR12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 28.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 28.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 28.6% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 14.3% |
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 WR12
Based on 82 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WR12 is £525,000, up 10.5% on the previous year (£475,000).
Detached
£587,500
34 sales
Semi-detached
£460,000
18 sales
Terraced
£295,000
16 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in WR12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | £645,000 | Detached | Leamington Road | WR12 7EB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Flat | Cheltenham Road | WR12 7BZ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £2,200,000 | Detached | Collin Lane | WR12 7PB |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £272,500 | Terraced | Averill Close | WR12 7RA |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £237,500 | Flat | Leamington Road | WR12 7DZ |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Semi-detached | WR12 7JY | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | Fleece Road | WR12 7EX |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Field Lane | WR12 7QB |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Phillips Road | WR12 7EY |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Field Lane | WR12 7QB |
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 WR12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 86 | WR12 7DZ |
| Broadway First School | Primary | 5–10 | 73 | WR12 7BD |
| Willersey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 45 | WR12 7PN |
| Cotswold Spa Hospital School | Not applicable | 13–19 | 7 | WR12 7DE |
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 WR12
70 rated food businesses operate in WR12. 41 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbots Grange Bed And Breakfast, AIP At St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Broadway Deli, Broadway First School, Broadway Station Refreshment Rooms.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WR12
From a sample of 88 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WR12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
38%
Band D
40%
Band E
17%
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 WR12 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.