GL7 2EQ

Abbey · Cotswold · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL7 2DU 41 m
GL7 2EG 43 m
GL7 2EH 48 m
GL7 2DD 108 m
GL7 2DB 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL7 2EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 2
Latitude
51.720774
Longitude
-1.967619
British National Grid easting
402,333
British National Grid northing
202,450

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
E00112803
Lower layer super output area
Cotswold 007A · E01022194
Middle layer super output area
Cotswold 007 · E02004621

Postcode source versions

Explore GL7

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Hereward Road, Cirencester, GL7 2EQ 28 January 2022 £305,000
18, Hereward Road, Cirencester, GL7 2EQ 31 March 2017 £247,000
20, Hereward Road, Cirencester, GL7 2EQ 20 April 2016 £247,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Powell's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    280 m
  2. Paternoster School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.0 km
  3. Cirencester Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
901
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Anti social behaviour 151
  • Other theft 69
  • Public order 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

22 female, 17 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • CIRENCESTER HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84018

    848 m

  • UPPER THAMES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L84010

    892 m

  • PHOENIX HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84012

    1.4 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

  • Abbey Way

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.1 miles
  • Barclay Court

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.1 miles
  • Spitalgate Lane

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey House

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.2 miles
  • Barton Court

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cotswold 007A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,880 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
3
Medium risk addresses
15
Low risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £305,000 from 1 recorded sale in GL7 2EQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cotswold is £411,764 in June 2026, up 3.2% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Powell's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

901 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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