GL7 4HE postcode in Cotswold, Gloucestershire

GL7 4HE is a postcode in Cotswold, in the Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South ward. It is in the South Cotswolds parliamentary constituency and the Gloucestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 91% of homes and businesses can get it. Cotswold: 72% Typical price £480,000 Homes sold in GL7 4, last 12 months. ▲ 28% on the year before Nearest station Swindon 12.4 km in a straight line

Where GL7 4HE is, and what is near it

Map of GL7 4HE and what is near it Map of GL7 4HE: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the GL7 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GL7 4BU: also in GL7 4GL7 4DP: also in GL7 4GL7 4DR: also in GL7 4GL7 4DU: also in GL7 4GL7 4DW: also in GL7 4GL7 4EE: also in GL7 4GL7 4EF: also in GL7 4GL7 4EG: also in GL7 4GL7 4EJ: also in GL7 4GL7 4EL: also in GL7 4GL7 4EN: also in GL7 4GL7 4EP: also in GL7 4GL7 4EQ: also in GL7 4GL7 4ER: also in GL7 4GL7 4ES: also in GL7 4GL7 4ET: also in GL7 4GL7 4EU: also in GL7 4GL7 4EW: also in GL7 4GL7 4EY: also in GL7 4GL7 4EZ: also in GL7 4GL7 4FA: also in GL7 4GL7 4FB: also in GL7 4GL7 4FD: also in GL7 4GL7 4GX: also in GL7 4GL7 4HA: also in GL7 4GL7 4HB: also in GL7 4GL7 4HD: also in GL7 4GL7 4HH: also in GL7 4GL7 4HJ: also in GL7 4GL7 4HL: also in GL7 4GL7 4HN: also in GL7 4GL7 4HQ: also in GL7 4GL7 4HW: also in GL7 4GL7 4LU: also in GL7 4GL7 4NF: also in GL7 4GL7 4NN: also in GL7 4GL7 4NS: also in GL7 4GL7 4NT: also in GL7 4 School 3.4 kmHilary Cottage Surgery 3.7 km2 places, 5.6–5.9 kmGP 7.3 kmSwindon station 12.4 kmKemble station 15.8 kmLechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South GL7 4HE Map of GL7 4HE and what is near it Map of GL7 4HE: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the GL7 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.4 km2 places, 3.7–4.3 km2 places, 5.6–5.9 kmGP 7.3 kmSwindon station 12.4 kmLechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South GL7 4HE
  • GL7 4HE
  • Other postcodes in GL7 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.6766, longitude -1.7937)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL7 4HE?

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 4HE?

91% of the homes and businesses at GL7 4HE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 91% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)91% can get it

Cotswold: 72%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)91% 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 4HE?

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 4HE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GL7 4HE.

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 4HE: 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 4HE 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.

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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 4HE?

Homes in GL7 4 sold for a typical £480,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, up 28% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£480,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 28% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £582,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £380,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £322,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (1)

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 4HE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in GL7 4HE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 August 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near GL7 4HE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around GL7 4HE. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (23%). 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 4HE

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 £4,783 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,860.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,594
Band Babout 150 (24%)£1,860
Band Cabout 130 (21%)£2,126
Band Dabout 90 (15%)£2,392
Band Eabout 90 (15%)£2,923
Band Fabout 80 (13%)£3,455
Band Gabout 40 (6%)£3,986
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,783

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 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 4HE is in (ONS area E01022209), 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 4HE?

The nearest open schools to GL7 4HE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL7 4HE, 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 4HE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL7 4HE is Swindon Rail Station, 12.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 12.4 kmDrive
  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 15.8 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near GL7 4HE, 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 4HE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL7 4HE, 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 4HE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of GL7 4HE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 4HE?

The nearest to the centre of GL7 4HE, 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 4HE?

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 4HE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL7 4HE, 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 4HE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL7 4HE, 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 4HE?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL7 4HE 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 4HE in a conservation area?

The centre of GL7 4HE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 4HE?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of GL7 4HE in the latest month Gloucestershire Constabulary has published.

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 4HE

Ward
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South
Parish
Kempsford
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SN6 6NH680 mGL7 4HD730 mGL7 4HB1.0 kmGL7 4HA1.1 kmGL7 4EZ1.1 kmGL7 4FA1.1 km
All of GL7

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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