GL8 8LP postcode in Cotswold, Gloucestershire

GL8 8LP is a postcode in Cotswold, in the Tetbury with Upton 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 93% of homes and businesses at GL8 8LP can get it Across Cotswold: 72% Typical price £410,000 Homes sold in GL8 8, last 12 months. ▼ 6.8% on the year before Nearest station Stroud (Glos) 10.5 km in a straight line

Where GL8 8LP is, and what is near it

Map of GL8 8LP and what is near it Map of GL8 8LP: its centre point, with the 334 other postcodes in the GL8 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GL8 8AB: also in GL8 8GL8 8AE: also in GL8 8GL8 8AP: also in GL8 8GL8 8AR: also in GL8 8GL8 8AS: also in GL8 8GL8 8AT: also in GL8 8GL8 8AU: also in GL8 8GL8 8AX: also in GL8 8GL8 8AY: also in GL8 8GL8 8AZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8BA: also in GL8 8GL8 8BB: also in GL8 8GL8 8BD: also in GL8 8GL8 8BE: also in GL8 8GL8 8BG: also in GL8 8GL8 8BH: also in GL8 8GL8 8BJ: also in GL8 8GL8 8BL: also in GL8 8GL8 8BN: also in GL8 8GL8 8BP: also in GL8 8GL8 8BQ: also in GL8 8GL8 8BS: also in GL8 8GL8 8BT: also in GL8 8GL8 8BW: also in GL8 8GL8 8BY: also in GL8 8GL8 8DE: also in GL8 8GL8 8EL: also in GL8 8GL8 8EN: also in GL8 8GL8 8EP: also in GL8 8GL8 8EQ: also in GL8 8GL8 8ER: also in GL8 8GL8 8EW: also in GL8 8GL8 8EY: also in GL8 8GL8 8EZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8FA: also in GL8 8GL8 8FF: also in GL8 8GL8 8FG: also in GL8 8GL8 8FH: also in GL8 8GL8 8FJ: also in GL8 8GL8 8FL: also in GL8 8GL8 8FN: also in GL8 8GL8 8FQ: also in GL8 8GL8 8FR: also in GL8 8GL8 8FS: also in GL8 8GL8 8FY: also in GL8 8GL8 8FZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8GA: also in GL8 8GL8 8GB: also in GL8 8GL8 8GE: also in GL8 8GL8 8GJ: also in GL8 8GL8 8GL: also in GL8 8GL8 8GN: also in GL8 8GL8 8GW: also in GL8 8GL8 8GX: also in GL8 8GL8 8GZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8HA: also in GL8 8GL8 8HB: also in GL8 8GL8 8HD: also in GL8 8GL8 8HE: also in GL8 8GL8 8HF: also in GL8 8GL8 8HG: also in GL8 8GL8 8HH: also in GL8 8GL8 8HJ: also in GL8 8GL8 8HL: also in GL8 8GL8 8HN: also in GL8 8GL8 8HP: also in GL8 8GL8 8HQ: also in GL8 8GL8 8HR: also in GL8 8GL8 8HS: also in GL8 8GL8 8HT: also in GL8 8GL8 8HU: also in GL8 8GL8 8HW: also in GL8 8GL8 8HX: also in GL8 8GL8 8HY: also in GL8 8GL8 8HZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8JA: also in GL8 8GL8 8JB: also in GL8 8GL8 8JD: also in GL8 8GL8 8JF: also in GL8 8GL8 8JH: also in GL8 8GL8 8JJ: also in GL8 8GL8 8JL: also in GL8 8GL8 8JN: also in GL8 8GL8 8JP: also in GL8 8GL8 8JR: also in GL8 8GL8 8JS: also in GL8 8GL8 8JT: also in GL8 8GL8 8JU: also in GL8 8GL8 8JW: also in GL8 8GL8 8JX: also in GL8 8GL8 8JY: also in GL8 8GL8 8JZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8LB: also in GL8 8GL8 8LD: also in GL8 8GL8 8LE: also in GL8 8GL8 8LF: also in GL8 8GL8 8LG: also in GL8 8GL8 8LH: also in GL8 8GL8 8LJ: also in GL8 8GL8 8LN: also in GL8 8GL8 8LQ: also in GL8 8GL8 8LR: also in GL8 8GL8 8LS: also in GL8 8GL8 8LW: also in GL8 8GL8 8LX: also in GL8 8GL8 8PG: also in GL8 8GL8 8PQ: also in GL8 8GL8 8RB: also in GL8 8GL8 8RD: also in GL8 8GL8 8RE: also in GL8 8GL8 8RF: also in GL8 8GL8 8RG: also in GL8 8GL8 8RQ: also in GL8 8GL8 8SD: also in GL8 8GL8 8SE: also in GL8 8GL8 8SZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8TA: also in GL8 8GL8 8TB: also in GL8 8GL8 8TD: also in GL8 8GL8 8TE: also in GL8 8GL8 8TF: also in GL8 8GL8 8TL: also in GL8 8GL8 8TP: also in GL8 8GL8 8TR: also in GL8 8GL8 8TT: also in GL8 8GL8 8TU: also in GL8 8GL8 8TW: also in GL8 8GL8 8TX: also in GL8 8GL8 8UT: also in GL8 8GL8 8UX: also in GL8 8GL8 8UZ: also in GL8 8GL8 8WA: also in GL8 8GL8 8WB: also in GL8 8GL8 8WD: also in GL8 8GL8 8WE: also in GL8 8GL8 8XN: also in GL8 8GL8 8XP: also in GL8 8GL8 8XR: also in GL8 8GL8 8XS: also in GL8 8GL8 8XT: also in GL8 8GL8 8YS: also in GL8 8GL8 8YT: also in GL8 8GL8 8YU: also in GL8 8GL8 8YX: also in GL8 8GL8 8YY: also in GL8 8GL8 8YZ: also in GL8 8 3 places, 2.9–8.4 kmThe Acorn School 5.3 kmKemble station 10.7 kmTetbury East & Rural GL8 8LP Map of GL8 8LP and what is near it Map of GL8 8LP: its centre point, with the 334 other postcodes in the GL8 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.9–8.4 kmKemble station 10.7 kmTetbury East & Rural GL8 8LP
  • GL8 8LP
  • Other postcodes in GL8 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • 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 51.6546, longitude -2.1744)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GL8 8LP?

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 GL8 8LP?

93% of the homes and businesses at GL8 8LP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 93% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

GL8 8LP 93% Cotswold 72%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

GL8 8LP 93% Cotswold 97%
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 GL8 8LP?

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 GL8 8LP 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 GL8 8LP.

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 GL8 8LP: 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 GL8 8LP 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 GL8 8LP?

Homes in GL8 8 sold for a typical £410,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 147 sales, down 6.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£410,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£440,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £646,250 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £410,000 48 sales
  • Terraced £360,000 45 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £275,000 14 sales

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

Across the whole GL8 district: a typical £410,000 from 147 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 GL8 8LP

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in GL8 8LP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 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

Food hygiene ratings at GL8 8LP

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at GL8 8LP. 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 GL8 8LP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around GL8 8LP. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (52%). 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 GL8 8LP

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 C, the most common, is £2,126.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,594
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,860
Band Cabout 270 (39%)£2,126
Band Dabout 150 (21%)£2,392
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£2,923
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,455
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£3,986
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,783

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 52% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 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 GL8 8LP is in (ONS area E01034789), 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 GL8 8LP?

The nearest open schools to GL8 8LP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GL8 8LP, 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 GL8 8LP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GL8 8LP is Stroud (Glos) Rail Station, 10.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Stroud (Glos) Rail Station Railway station 10.5 kmDrive
  • Kemble Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Demand Responsive Area, 25 m away.

More stations near GL8 8LP, 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 GL8 8LP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL8 8LP, 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 GL8 8LP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GL8 8LP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • The Royal Oak Tetbury Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

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 GL8 8LP?

The nearest to the centre of GL8 8LP, 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 GL8 8LP?

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 GL8 8LP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GL8 8LP, 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 GL8 8LP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL8 8LP, 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 GL8 8LP?

The nearest vets to the centre of GL8 8LP 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 GL8 8LP in a conservation area?

The centre of GL8 8LP is in one area with planning rules of its 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 GL8 8LP?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL8 8LP 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 offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

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 GL8 8LP

Ward
Tetbury with Upton
Parish
Tetbury Upton
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from 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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GL8 8XP840 mGL8 8XW840 mGL8 8LD1.1 kmGL8 8LN1.1 kmGL8 8LR1.1 kmGL8 8XN1.1 km
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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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