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GL7 2HB

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 2EZ 94 m
GL7 2DY 126 m
GL7 2HA 127 m
GL7 2HD 133 m
GL7 2EW 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL7 2HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 2
Latitude
51.725181
Longitude
-1.969136
British National Grid easting
402,228
British National Grid northing
202,940

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
E00112809
Lower layer super output area
Cotswold 006D · E01022196
Middle layer super output area
Cotswold 006 · E02004620

Postcode source versions

Explore GL7

44 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Bowling Green Avenue, Cirencester, GL7 2HB 10 February 2025 £490,000
13, Bowling Green Avenue, Cirencester, GL7 2HB 8 August 2024 £630,000
35, Bowling Green Avenue, Cirencester, GL7 2HB 31 January 2023 £300,000

Schools

Within 5 km 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

    626 m
  2. Stratton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  3. Paternoster School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
667
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Public order 50
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93
49 female, 44 male
Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.5
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 1.8% 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+
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • UPPER THAMES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L84010

    1.3 km

  • CIRENCESTER HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84018

    1.3 km

  • PHOENIX HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84012

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Bowling Green Avenue

    BCT · Bowling Green

    73 m
  • Shepherds Way

    BCT · Bowling Green

    174 m
  • Shepherds Way

    BCT · Bowling Green

    218 m
  • Rugby Ground

    BCT · Bowling Green

    261 m
  • Rugby Ground

    BCT · Bowling Green

    270 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cotswold 006D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,669 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £490,000 from 6 recorded sales in GL7 2HB. 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

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 626 m.

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

Recorded crime

667 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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