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GL7 2FA

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 2EE 206 m
GL7 2BB 325 m
GL7 2EF 341 m
GL7 2BG 355 m
GL7 1QT 384 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL7 2FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 2
Latitude
51.718475
Longitude
-1.978231
British National Grid easting
401,600
British National Grid northing
202,194

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

    499 m

  2. Cirencester College

    Further education

    857 m

  3. Cirencester Deer Park School

    Academy converter

    954 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
733
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 248
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Public order 50
  • Other theft 38

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.

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

3

within 5 km

  • UPPER THAMES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L84010

    582 m

  • PHOENIX HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84012

    968 m

  • CIRENCESTER HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84018

    1.1 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barton Court

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.3 miles

  • Old Station Car Park

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.3 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.4 miles

  • Register Office

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.4 miles

  • Bowling Green Lane

    BCT · Bowling Green

    0.4 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

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 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 248 events.

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