GL8 8LY postcode in Avening, Gloucestershire
GL8 8LY is a postcode in Avening, in the Grumbolds Ash with Avening 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.
Where GL8 8LY is, and what is near it
- GL8 8LY
- Other postcodes in GL8 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 10 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 51.6796, longitude -2.1716)
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 8LY?
- CotswoldDistrict council Cotswold: bins, council tax, planning
- GloucestershireCounty council Gloucestershire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around GL8 8LY Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- GloucestershirePolice force area
- South CotswoldsParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Dr Roz Savage
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 8LY?
Every home and business at GL8 8LY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 8LY?
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 daysSource: 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 8LY 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 8LY.
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 8LY: 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 8LY 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 postcodeSource: 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 8LY?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 8LY
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in GL8 8LY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 January 2026. The middle sale was £470,000, from £201,000 to £485,000. Across GL8 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £410,000. 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 GL8 8LY?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around GL8 8LY. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 E, the most common, is £2,923.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 90 (10%) | £1,594 |
| Band B | about 80 (9%) | £1,860 |
| Band C | about 150 (16%) | £2,126 |
| Band D | about 150 (16%) | £2,392 |
| Band E | about 170 (19%) | £2,923 |
| Band F | about 110 (12%) | £3,455 |
| Band G | about 110 (12%) | £3,986 |
| Band H | about 50 (5%) | £4,783 |
When the homes were built
- 39% Before 1900
- 8% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 6% 1945 to 1964
- 17% 1965 to 1982
- 11% 1983 to 1999
- 10% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 1% 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 8LY is in (ONS area E01022176), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 8LY?
The nearest open schools to GL8 8LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 8LY?
The nearest railway station to the centre of GL8 8LY is Stroud (Glos) Rail Station, 7.9 km away in a straight line.
- Stroud (Glos) Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive
- Kemble Rail Station Railway station 10.3 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sandford Leaze, 70 m away.
More stations near GL8 8LY, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near GL8 8LY?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of GL8 8LY, 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.
- Minchinhampton Surgery Phone 01453 883793 3.3 kmCycle
- Prices Mill Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01453 832424 4.0 kmCycle
- Frithwood Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01453 882868 5.6 kmDrive
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 8LY?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of GL8 8LY 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near GL8 8LY?
The nearest to the centre of GL8 8LY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Nailsworth Dental Practice Phone 01453 703307 3.6 kmCycle
- Tetbury Dental Practice Phone 07791 577444 4.4 kmCycle
- Bell House Dental Practice Phone 01666 503788 4.6 kmCycle
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 8LY?
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.
- Tetbury Hospital Phone 0845 422 4721 5.1 kmDrive
- Stroud Maternity Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 01453 562140 7.4 kmDrive
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 8LY?
The nearest care homes to the centre of GL8 8LY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Stroud Court Community Trust Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01453 834020 2.1 kmCycle
- 4 Box Crescent Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01453 835023 3.2 kmCycle
- Ashleigh Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01453 835023 3.2 kmCycle
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 8LY?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GL8 8LY, 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.
- Boots, London House Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01453 882146 3.0 kmCycle
- Badham Pharmacy Limited Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01453 832051 3.7 kmCycle
- Cohens Chemist, 37 Long Street Mon to Fri 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01666 503058 4.7 kmCycle
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 8LY?
The nearest vets to the centre of GL8 8LY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- The George Veterinary Clinic Phone +44 1453 705560 3.7 kmCycle
- Clockhouse Vet Clinic Phone +44 1453 834930 3.7 kmCycle
- The George Veterinary Group 4.9 kmCycle
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 8LY in a conservation area?
The centre of GL8 8LY 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 8LY?
Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GL8 8LY 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.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for GL8 8LY
- Ward
- Grumbolds Ash with Avening
- Parish
- Avening
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Avening
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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