# GL54

Postcode district covering Winchcombe and Bourton-on-the-Water, in Cotswold and Tewkesbury.

GL54 is a postcode district covering Winchcombe and Bourton-on-the-Water, in Cotswold and Tewkesbury. Median sale price £484,500 in 2025. About 24,524 people.

Postcode district. Code GL54. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GL54 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £484,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL54 was £484,500 in 2025. 319th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 24,505** (2021). GL54 had 24,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,200th most 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in GL54 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.1%** (January 2026). In GL54, 73.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GL54) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in GL54 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=GL54) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 387 homes were sold in GL54 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GL54) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GL54 had 24,505 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=GL54) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cotswold, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is GL54.

## How GL54 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | GL54 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £484,500 | 3rd most expensive | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2025 |
| Population | 24,505 | 11th most populated | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 73.1% | 8th lowest | 27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of GL54?

GL54 had 24,505 usual residents at the census.
GL54 is the 1,200th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in GL54, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL54 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in GL54

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cotswold 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022177) | 1,903 | – | 7 | 15.1% |
| [Cotswold 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022181) | 1,791 | – | 9 | 71.0% |
| [Cotswold 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022222) | 1,912 | – | 6 | 74.3% |
| [Cotswold 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01034783) | 1,362 | – | 8 | 79.3% |
| [Cotswold 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01034784) | 1,414 | – | 6 | 70.8% |
| [Cotswold 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01034785) | 1,431 | – | 6 | 77.6% |
| [Cotswold 003H](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01034786) | 1,599 | – | 8 | 95.6% |
| [Cotswold 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022186) | 1,629 | – | 6 | 95.8% |
| [Cotswold 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022216) | 1,905 | – | 6 | 78.5% |
| [Cotswold 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022213) | 1,995 | – | 6 | 65.5% |
| [Tewkesbury 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/neighbourhood/e01022463) | 1,430 | – | 7 | 76.2% |
| [Tewkesbury 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/neighbourhood/e01022464) | 1,568 | – | 6 | 95.9% |
| [Tewkesbury 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/neighbourhood/e01022465) | 1,785 | – | 9 | 58.9% |
| [Tewkesbury 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/neighbourhood/e01022466) | 2,283 | – | 9 | 79.9% |

## Your MP

- [North Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds): Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 75% of the people here.
- [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tewkesbury): Cameron Thomas (Independent), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here.
- [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cheltenham): Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in GL54

[Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/bourton-on-the-water-and-vale), [Sandywell, Ermin & Chedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/sandywell-ermin-and-chedworth), [Winchcombe & Washbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/winchcombe-and-washbourne)

## Postcode sectors in GL54

[GL54 1 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54-1), [GL54 2 (259 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54-2), [GL54 3 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54-3), [GL54 4 (141 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54-4), [GL54 5 (319 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54-5)

## Councils GL54 covers

[Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold), [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury)

## Postcode districts next to GL54

[GL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7), [GL20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl20), [GL52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl52), [GL53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53), [GL56](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl56), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7), [OX18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18), [WR11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr11), [WR12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr12)

## More in the GL postcode area

[All GL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## GL54 in brief

GL54 is a postcode district covering Winchcombe and Bourton-on-the-Water, in Cotswold and Tewkesbury.
About 24,524 people lived in GL54 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £484,500 in 2025 across 387 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL54 was £484,500 in 2025.
GL54 had 24,505 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in GL54 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL54, 73.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: GL54
- Postcode area: [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)
- Constituency: [North Cotswolds †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds)
- Council: [Cotswold †](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold)
- Area: 449 km²
- People, mid-2024: 24,524*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 86

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[GL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7), [GL56](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl56), [GL52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl52), [OX18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18), [GL53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7)

## Latest updates for GL54

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/GL54

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54