GL7 2AJ postcode in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

GL7 2AJ is a postcode in Cirencester, in the Abbey ward of Cotswold. It is in the South Cotswolds parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Medium flood risk 1 of 11 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 13% of homes and businesses can get it. Cotswold: 72% Typical price £454,000 Homes sold in GL7 2, last 12 months. ▲ 16.4% on the year before Nearest station Kemble 5.9 km in a straight line

Where GL7 2AJ is, and what is near it

Map of GL7 2AJ and what is near it Map of GL7 2AJ: its centre point, with the 170 other postcodes in the GL7 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GL7 2AA: also in GL7 2GL7 2AE: also in GL7 2GL7 2AG: also in GL7 2GL7 2AH: also in GL7 2GL7 2AN: also in GL7 2GL7 2AS: also in GL7 2GL7 2AW: also in GL7 2GL7 2AX: also in GL7 2GL7 2BA: also in GL7 2GL7 2BB: also in GL7 2GL7 2BD: also in GL7 2GL7 2BG: also in GL7 2GL7 2BH: also in GL7 2GL7 2BJ: also in GL7 2GL7 2BL: also in GL7 2GL7 2BN: also in GL7 2GL7 2BP: also in GL7 2GL7 2BQ: also in GL7 2GL7 2BS: also in GL7 2GL7 2BT: also in GL7 2GL7 2BW: also in GL7 2GL7 2BX: also in GL7 2GL7 2BY: also in GL7 2GL7 2BZ: also in GL7 2GL7 2DA: also in GL7 2GL7 2DB: also in GL7 2GL7 2DD: also in GL7 2GL7 2DE: also in GL7 2GL7 2DF: also in GL7 2GL7 2DG: also in GL7 2GL7 2DH: also in GL7 2GL7 2DJ: also in GL7 2GL7 2DL: also in GL7 2GL7 2DN: also in GL7 2GL7 2DP: also in GL7 2GL7 2DR: also in GL7 2GL7 2DS: also in GL7 2GL7 2DT: also in GL7 2GL7 2DU: also in GL7 2GL7 2DW: also in GL7 2GL7 2DX: also in GL7 2GL7 2DY: also in GL7 2GL7 2DZ: also in GL7 2GL7 2EB: also in GL7 2GL7 2ED: also in GL7 2GL7 2EE: also in GL7 2GL7 2EF: also in GL7 2GL7 2EG: also in GL7 2GL7 2EH: also in GL7 2GL7 2EJ: also in GL7 2GL7 2EL: also in GL7 2GL7 2EN: also in GL7 2GL7 2EP: also in GL7 2GL7 2EQ: also in GL7 2GL7 2ER: also in GL7 2GL7 2ES: also in GL7 2GL7 2ET: also in GL7 2GL7 2EU: also in GL7 2GL7 2EX: also in GL7 2GL7 2EY: also in GL7 2GL7 2EZ: also in GL7 2GL7 2FA: also in GL7 2GL7 2GA: also in GL7 2GL7 2HA: also in GL7 2GL7 2HB: also in GL7 2GL7 2HD: also in GL7 2GL7 2HJ: also in GL7 2GL7 2HL: also in GL7 2GL7 2NH: also in GL7 2GL7 2NR: also in GL7 2GL7 2NW: also in GL7 2GL7 2NX: also in GL7 2GL7 2NY: also in GL7 2GL7 2NZ: also in GL7 2GL7 2PE: also in GL7 2GL7 2PF: also in GL7 2GL7 2PG: also in GL7 2GL7 2PH: also in GL7 2GL7 2PN: also in GL7 2GL7 2PP: also in GL7 2GL7 2PR: also in GL7 2GL7 2PU: also in GL7 2GL7 2PX: also in GL7 2GL7 2PY: also in GL7 2GL7 2PZ: also in GL7 2GL7 2QE: also in GL7 2GL7 2QF: also in GL7 2GL7 2QG: also in GL7 2GL7 2QQ: also in GL7 2GL7 2QR: also in GL7 2GL7 2QS: also in GL7 2GL7 2QT: also in GL7 2GL7 2QU: also in GL7 2GL7 2QX: also in GL7 2GL7 2QY: also in GL7 2GL7 2SA: also in GL7 2 Phoenix Health Group 1.1 kmSchool 1.5 kmStroud (Glos) station 17.5 kmAbbey GL7 2AJ Map of GL7 2AJ and what is near it Map of GL7 2AJ: its centre point, with the 170 other postcodes in the GL7 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Abbey GL7 2AJ
  • GL7 2AJ
  • Other postcodes in GL7 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7186, longitude -1.9691)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL7 2AJ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GL7 2AJ?

Every home and business at GL7 2AJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 13% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)13% can get it

Cotswold: 72%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cotswold: 97%

The line marks the figure across Cotswold.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at GL7 2AJ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Cotswold District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Cotswold District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GL7 2AJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 11 homes and businesses at GL7 2AJ. 1 is in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 9 more at a lower risk.

11 homes and businesses at GL7 2AJ Medium: 1Low: 2Very low: 7Not in an area at risk: 1

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.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Cotswold

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GL7 2AJ: 1,205 properties in Cotswold are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Cotswold

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of GL7 2AJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GL7 2AJ?

Homes in GL7 2 sold for a typical £454,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, up 16.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£454,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£390,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 16.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £710,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £393,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £463,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole GL7 district: a typical £419,000 from 544 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in GL7 2AJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in GL7 2AJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at GL7 2AJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at GL7 2AJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near GL7 2AJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,240 homes in the neighbourhood around GL7 2AJ. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GL7 2AJ

Band D in Cotswold for 2026‑27: £2,392. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,594 (band A) to £3,986 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,860.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (25%)£1,594
Band Babout 330 (27%)£1,860
Band Cabout 330 (27%)£2,126
Band Dabout 140 (11%)£2,392
Band Eabout 90 (7%)£2,923
Band Fabout 30 (2%)£3,455
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,986
Band Hwithheld£4,783

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Cotswold before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GL7 2AJ is in (ONS area E01022194), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GL7 2AJ?

The nearest open schools to GL7 2AJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL7 2AJ, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to GL7 2AJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL7 2AJ is Kemble Rail Station, 5.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station Railway station 17.5 kmDrive

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Abbey House, 39 m away.

More stations near GL7 2AJ, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near GL7 2AJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL7 2AJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GL7 2AJ?

13 within 1 km 36 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL7 2AJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gloucester Street, Cirencester Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 200 mWalk
  • Brewery Car Park Charging point · 10 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 400 mWalk
  • Whiteway Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 500 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GL7 2AJ?

The nearest to the centre of GL7 2AJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GL7 2AJ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GL7 2AJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL7 2AJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GL7 2AJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL7 2AJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GL7 2AJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL7 2AJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GL7 2AJ in a conservation area?

The centre of GL7 2AJ is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GL7 2AJ?

Police.uk records 147 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL7 2AJ in January 2026, the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

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.

Violence and sexual offences41 reports
Shoplifting30 reports
Anti-social behaviour28 reports
Other theft15 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Public order8 reports

Also: burglary 3, vehicle crime 3, theft from the person 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, other crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for GL7 2AJ

Ward
Abbey
Parish
Cirencester
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Cirencester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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