Fairford

Fairford is covered by postcode district GL7. It is in the Cotswold council area, Gloucestershire.

Typical price £497,500 Homes sold in Fairford, last 12 months. ▲ 32.7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 89 of 123 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 18 of 129 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 122 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Fairford, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Fairford, by flood risk Of the 129 postcodes in Fairford that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 111 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 9 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Fairford. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A417 GL7 3WF: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AA: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AD: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AF: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AR: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AT: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AU: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AW: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AX: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AY: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AZ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BA: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BB: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BD: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BG: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BH: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BL: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BQ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BS: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BX: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BY: not on the flood risk listGL7 4BZ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4DA: not on the flood risk listGL7 4DD: not on the flood risk listGL7 4DE: not on the flood risk listGL7 4DF: not on the flood risk listGL7 4DJ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4DN: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FE: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FF: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FG: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FH: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FJ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FL: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FP: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FQ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FR: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FS: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FT: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FU: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FW: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FX: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FY: not on the flood risk listGL7 4FZ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GB: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GD: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GE: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GG: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GH: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GJ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GL: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GN: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GP: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GQ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GR: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GT: not on the flood risk listGL7 4GZ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HP: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HR: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HS: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HT: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HU: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HX: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HY: not on the flood risk listGL7 4HZ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JA: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JB: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JD: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JE: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JF: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JH: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JJ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JL: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JN: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JP: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JQ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JR: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JS: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JT: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JU: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JW: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JX: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JY: not on the flood risk listGL7 4JZ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LA: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LB: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LD: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LE: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LF: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LG: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LH: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LJ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LL: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LN: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LP: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LQ: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LR: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LS: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LT: not on the flood risk listGL7 4LY: not on the flood risk listGL7 4ND: not on the flood risk listGL7 4NE: not on the flood risk listGL7 4NP: not on the flood risk listGL7 4NU: not on the flood risk listGL7 4NX: not on the flood risk listGL7 4PR: not on the flood risk listGL7 4AB: very low flood risk onlyGL7 4AP: low flood risk at worstGL7 4DS: low flood risk at worstGL7 4JG: low flood risk at worstGL7 4AG: medium flood risk at worstGL7 4AH: medium flood risk at worstGL7 4AN: medium flood risk at worstGL7 4AQ: medium flood risk at worstGL7 4BJ: medium flood risk at worstGL7 4NH: medium flood risk at worstGL7 4AJ: high flood riskGL7 4AL: high flood riskGL7 4BE: high flood riskGL7 4BN: high flood riskGL7 4BP: high flood riskGL7 4BW: high flood riskGL7 4GF: high flood riskGL7 4LX: high flood risk Fairford 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to GL7 4BW, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk9 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Fairford, by flood risk Of the 129 postcodes in Fairford that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 111 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 9 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Fairford. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Fairford
  • A home or business at high risk: 8
  • At medium risk at worst: 6
  • At low risk at worst: 3
  • At very low risk only: 1
  • Not on the at-risk list: 111
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 129 postcodes in Fairford that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 111 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.7081, longitude -1.7802. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

GL7 4BE28 at high riskGL7 4AL11 at high riskGL7 4BW6 at high riskGL7 4BN6 at high riskGL7 4AJ2 at high riskGL7 4LX1 at high riskGL7 4GF1 at high riskGL7 4BP1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. GL7 4BW, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Fairford?

Homes sold for a typical £497,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 32.7% on the 12 months before. At 89 of the 123 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 122 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 18 of its 129 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Swindon, 15.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Fairford?

Homes in Fairford sold for a typical £497,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, up 32.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£497,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 32.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £651,000 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £408,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GL7 district, Fairford's main postcode district: a typical £419,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Fairford: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Fairford?

3 of the 129 postcodes now in use in Fairford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 53 homes sold in Fairford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GL7 district, 6%.

The newest postcodes

GL7 4NXsince April 2026GL7 4GRsince December 2024GL7 4GQsince December 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn FairfordAcross the GL7 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 46 (2%) 8 of 544 (1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 53 (0%) 37 of 652 (6%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Fairford?

Ofcom reports on 123 of the 129 postcodes in Fairford. At 89 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit89 of 123
Postcodes where every home can get superfast117 of 123

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

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

Is Fairford at risk of flooding?

18 of the 129 postcodes in Fairford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 122 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 18 of 129 postcodes High: 56Medium: 66Low: 74Very low: 12

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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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

Which schools are in Fairford?

The open schools at the postcodes in Fairford. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Fairford?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Fairford is Swindon Rail Station, 15.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 15.9 kmDrive
  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 17.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Fairford?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Fairford. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Fairford safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 169 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Fairford over the 12 months from February 2025 to January 2026. Gloucestershire Constabulary has published no figures to Police.uk after January 2026, though Police.uk has figures to August 2026 for other forces. These figures run to January 2026, so no month is counted without them. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, February 2025 to January 2026

  1. 11 February 2025
  2. 16 March 2025
  3. 8 April 2025
  4. 15 May 2025
  5. 19 June 2025
  6. 16 July 2025
  7. 19 August 2025
  8. 15 September 2025
  9. 16 October 2025
  10. 9 November 2025
  11. 15 December 2025
  12. 10 January 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences67 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Public order15 reports
Other theft10 reports
Other crime9 reports
Burglary8 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, drugs 4, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to January 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Fairford?

District, borough or city council
Cotswold
County council
Gloucestershire
Parliamentary constituency
South Cotswolds
Police force area
Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Country
England
MP
Dr Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat)

All 129 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Fairford

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Fairford postcodes

129 postcodes in use in Fairford, by district:

GL7 postcode district,129 postcodes

That district is in the GL postcode area.

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Places near Fairford

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Fairford's £497,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Lechlade-on-Thames5.9 km, £420,000Cricklade9.2 km, £332,500Highworth9.6 km, £263,000Broad Blunsdon11.0 km, £350,000South Cerney11.0 km, £495,000Cirencester12.7 km, £344,250Stratton, Cotswold13.9 km, £469,000Stratton St Margaret14.0 km, £287,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Fairford

What is it like to live in Fairford?
Homes sold for a typical £497,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 32.7% on the 12 months before. At 89 of the 123 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 122 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 18 of its 129 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Swindon, 15.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Fairford?
Fairford is covered by postcode district GL7, across 129 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Fairford in?
Fairford is in the Cotswold council area, and Gloucestershire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Fairford?
Fairford is in the South Cotswolds parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Fairford?
Homes in Fairford sold for a typical £497,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, up 32.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Fairford?
In Fairford, primary schools at its postcodes include Fairford Church of England Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Farmor's School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Fairford have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Fairford is Swindon, 15.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Fairford?
Ofcom reports on 123 of the 129 postcodes in Fairford. At 89 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Fairford at risk of flooding?
18 of the 129 postcodes in Fairford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 122 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Fairford?
3 of the 129 postcodes now in use in Fairford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 53 homes sold in Fairford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GL7 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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