# GL53 9QT: area report for a postcode in Cotswold

GL53 9QT is a postcode in Cotswold.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cotswold. Open the map at GL53 9QT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) › [GL53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53) › [GL53 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53-9)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **Cheltenham Spa, 5.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **No property in GL53 9QT listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **£421,125 average price**: For the whole of Cotswold, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GL53 9QT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **Low road and rail noise at GL53 9QT**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [National Star College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/national-star-college-e131944) | Special | 50 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Coberley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coberley-church-of-england-primary-school-e115617) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £537,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| February 2026 | £1,950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £421,125** (July 2026). Cotswold’s average house price was £421,125 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,267** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cotswold earned a median of £41,267 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 115th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.2×** (2025). A home in Cotswold costs 10.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 46th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.1** (2025). Cotswold has a deprivation score of 12.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 48th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cotswold 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.1** (2025). Cotswold 004B has a deprivation score of 15.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,477th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £725,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cotswold 004B was £725,000 in 2025. Joint 1,349th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,921** (2021). Cotswold 004B had 1,921 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,780th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.7%** (January 2026). In Cotswold 004B, 68.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GL53 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £499,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL53 was £499,750 in 2025. 288th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,836** (2021). GL53 had 20,836 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,350th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in GL53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.9%** (January 2026). In GL53, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold)
- Centre: 51.8500, -2.0828

Council: [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds): Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0828,51.8500,GL539QT

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