Cotswold District Council

What broadband can you get in Cotswold?

Across Cotswold, 72% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 72% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Cotswold?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,392 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Cotswold are at risk of flooding?

Across Cotswold, the Environment Agency puts 2,231 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 507 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Cotswold the Environment Agency counts 1,205 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.9% of all its properties), 969 at medium risk (1.5%) and 3,307 at low risk (5.1%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Gloucestershire

Cotswold has two councils. The county council, Gloucestershire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemgloucestershire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsforms.gloucestershire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Cotswold

• GL4 postcode district20 of its 1,163 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL6 postcode district20 of its 1,047 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL7 postcode district1,612 of its 1,688 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL8 postcode district336 of its 339 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL9 postcode district11 of its 112 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL12 postcode district5 of its 470 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL53 postcode district43 of its 754 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL54 postcode district800 of its 1,067 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL55 postcode district289 of its 292 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• GL56 postcode district462 of its 532 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• OX7 postcode district33 of its 1,083 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• OX18 postcode district24 of its 932 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• SN6 postcode district1 of its 681 postcodes in use is in Cotswold.
• SN16 postcode district1 of its 530 postcodes in use is in Cotswold.
• WR11 postcode district6 of its 1,212 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.
• WR12 postcode district37 of its 207 postcodes in use are in Cotswold.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Cotswold.