GL7 2AY

Abbey · Cotswold · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL7 2BD 22 m
GL7 2BB 87 m
GL7 2BH 89 m
GL7 2BY 90 m
GL7 2EF 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL7 2AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 2
Latitude
51.718528
Longitude
-1.972441
British National Grid easting
402,000
British National Grid northing
202,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cotswold · E07000079
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05010696
Parish or community
E04013303
Westminster constituency
South Cotswolds · E14001482
Output area
E00112798
Lower layer super output area
Cotswold 007B · E01022195
Middle layer super output area
Cotswold 007 · E02004621

Postcode source versions

Explore GL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Powell's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    154 m
  2. Paternoster School

    Academy special sponsor led

    914 m
  3. Cirencester College

    Further education

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 281
  • Shoplifting 162
  • Anti social behaviour 143
  • Other theft 64
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL7 2 residents
5,265

Age bands in GL7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

658 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

467 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

945 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

1,372 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

1,480 residents

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • UPPER THAMES MEDICAL GROUP

    THE PARK SURGERY, TETBURY ROAD, CIRENCESTER, GL7 1US

    ODS code L84010

    531 m

  • CIRENCESTER HEALTH GROUP

    THE AVENUE SURGERY, 1 THE AVENUE, CIRENCESTER, GL7 1EH

    ODS code L84018

    803 m

  • PHOENIX HEALTH GROUP

    PHOENIX CIRENCESTER, 9 CHESTERTON LANE, CIRENCESTER, GL7 1XG

    ODS code L84012

    1.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Abbey House

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.2 miles
  • Barton Court

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.2 miles
  • Abbey House

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.2 miles
  • Old Station Car Park

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.2 miles
  • Barclay Court

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cotswold 007B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,712 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Powell's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 281 events.

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