GL54 2QU

The Rissingtons · Cotswold · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cheltenham
Local authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Postcode district
GL54
Postcode sector
GL54 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL54 2QQ 79 m
GL54 2QR 91 m
GL54 2PH 111 m
GL54 2PL 112 m
GL54 2PG 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL54 2QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL54
Postcode sector
GL54 2
Latitude
51.873628
Longitude
-1.697540
British National Grid easting
420,919
British National Grid northing
219,493

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cotswold · E07000079
Parish or community
E04013523
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00186374
Lower layer super output area
Cotswold 003H · E01034786
Middle layer super output area
Cotswold 003 · E02004617

Postcode source versions

Explore GL54

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Fairey Close, Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2QU 23 January 2018 £500,000
2, Fairey Close, Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2QU 13 July 2016 £497,500
2, Fairey Close, Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2QU 20 March 2015 £484,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. The Rissington School

    Community school

    2.4 km
  2. The Cotswold Academy

    Academy converter

    4.5 km
  3. Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
GL54 2 residents
7,450

Age bands in GL54 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,304 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

627 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,650 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,073 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

1,657 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL54 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • COTSWOLD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COTSWOLD M/PRACT, MOORE ROAD, BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER, CHELTENHAM, GL54 2AZ

    ODS code L84038

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hercules Close

    BCT · Upper Rissington

    0.2 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Upper Rissington

    0.2 miles
  • Rissington Business Park

    BCT · Upper Rissington

    0.3 miles
  • Rissington Business Park

    BCT · Upper Rissington

    0.3 miles
  • Grebe Square

    BCT · Upper Rissington

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cotswold 003H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,240 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Rissington School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 10 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.