GL7 5AU

Coln Valley · Cotswold · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cirencester
Local authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL7 3PT 982 m
GL7 5AX 1.1 km
GL7 5AY 1.5 km
GL7 5AT 1.5 km
GL7 3NE 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL7 5AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 5
Latitude
51.756380
Longitude
-1.758911
British National Grid easting
416,737
British National Grid northing
206,437

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cotswold · E07000079
Parish or community
E04004211
Westminster constituency
North Cotswolds · E14001386
Output area
E00112914
Lower layer super output area
Cotswold 005D · E01022215
Middle layer super output area
Cotswold 005 · E02004619

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Williamstrip Cottages, Coln St Aldwyns, Cirencester, GL7 5AU 15 December 2025 £790,000
4, Williamstrip Cottages, Coln St Aldwyns, Cirencester, GL7 5AU 27 April 2022 £885,000
2, Williamstrip Cottages, Coln St Aldwyns, Cirencester, GL7 5AU 18 November 2020 £750,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Hatherop Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  2. Hatherop Castle School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km
  3. Southrop Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
GL7 5 residents
7,908

Age bands in GL7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,115 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

648 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

1,387 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

2,415 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

2,050 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Williamstrip Farm

    BCT · Hatherop

    0.1 miles
  • Willamstrip Farm

    BCT · Hatherop

    0.1 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Hatherop

    1.0 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Hatherop

    1.0 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Hatherop

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cotswold 005D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,067 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £837,500 from 2 recorded sales in GL7 5AU. 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

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hatherop Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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