GL7 2PL

St Michael's · Cotswold · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL7 1FN 40 m
GL7 1FU 60 m
GL7 1EA 63 m
GL7 1LP 96 m
GL7 1EB 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL7 2PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 2
Latitude
51.714929
Longitude
-1.965205
British National Grid easting
402,500
British National Grid northing
201,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cotswold · E07000079
Parish or community
E04013303
Westminster constituency
South Cotswolds · E14001482
Output area
E00112795
Lower layer super output area
Cotswold 007A · E01022194
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
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Paternoster School

    Academy special sponsor led

    335 m
  2. Cirencester Primary School

    Community school

    519 m
  3. Powell's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,043
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 342
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Anti social behaviour 176
  • Other theft 78
  • Public order 72

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

  • CIRENCESTER HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84018

    178 m

  • UPPER THAMES MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L84010

    633 m

  • PHOENIX HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code L84012

    992 m

Nearby transport

  • The Forum

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.0 miles
  • The Forum

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.0 miles
  • Cotswold Mill

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.1 miles
  • Bingham Place school stop

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.1 miles
  • Pop-in Centre

    BCT · Cirencester

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Paternoster School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,043 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 342 events.

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