GL7 postcode area · Cotswold

The GL7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cotswold, Stroud, Vale of White Horse, West Oxfordshire, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 57 to 85 across them. Every full GL7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the GL7 district, Cirencester East & Stratton is the strongest performer at 86 out of 100 (#985 of 6,856 nationally); Sandywell, Ermin & Chedworth is the weakest at 58. 10 of the 13 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in Cirencester South to £618,000 in Sandywell, Ermin & Chedworth — a 2.1× gap within the GL7 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Cotswold, Stroud, Vale of White Horse, West Oxfordshire and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,737a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime42per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the GL7 district

£407,500median home sold over the past year · +7.2% over 5 years · -3.0% over the year · 619 sales
Detached£650,000
Semi-detached£391,250
Terraced£320,000
Flat£200,000
Cotswold£445,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Cirencester East & StrattonCotswold 98586 £395,000
Fairford & LechladeCotswold 1,08184 £475,000
Shrivenham, Watchfield & UffingtonVale of White Horse 1,41079 £408,750
Malmesbury, Crudwell & OakseyWiltshire 1,47978 £342,000
Kemble & South CerneyCotswold 1,50678 £490,000
Burford & Brize NortonWest Oxfordshire 1,52778 £485,000
Cirencester SouthCotswold 1,57577 £295,000
Painswick, Bisley & EastcombeStroud 1,67176 £500,000
TetburyCotswold 1,78074 £440,000
Cricklade & Ashton KeynesWiltshire 1,88372 £430,000
Cirencester CentralCotswold 2,37065 £325,000
Northleach, Coln Valley & AmpneysCotswold 2,85758 £573,750
Sandywell, Ermin & ChedworthCotswold 2,88458 £618,000

People living in GL7 Census 2021

Residents105,188
Median age (est.)47
Density81per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above42%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in GL7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GL7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GL7.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.