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GL7

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Cirencester, in Cotswold.

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 GL7 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In GL7, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£405,000
576th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
45,294
302nd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How GL7 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

GL7Middle
Median sale price27 postcode districts, GL · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in GL27 areas from £190,321 to £530,000. The middle area is £320,000. GL7 is £405,000.
£405,0009th most expensive
Population27 postcode districts, GL · 2021
Population: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 2,601 to 61,302. The middle area is 20,836. GL7 is 45,294.
45,2945th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 59.8% to 96.8%. The middle area is 80.9%. GL7 is 68.1%.
68.1%3rd lowest
Claimant rate27 postcode districts, GL · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in GL27 areas from 1.2% to 5.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. GL7 is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 9th lowest

What is the population of GL7?

GL7 had 45,294 usual residents at the census.

GL7 is the 302nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in GL7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL7 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in GL7

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cotswold 004B1,921No figure668.7%
Cotswold 004C1,812No figure694.2%
Cotswold 005A1,787No figure675.4%
Cotswold 005B1,675No figure719.9%
Cotswold 005D1,734No figure583.5%
Cotswold 006A2,092No figure574.3%
Cotswold 006B1,231No figure1045.7%
Cotswold 006C1,483No figure797.4%
Cotswold 006D1,758No figure1085.3%
Cotswold 006E1,845No figure109.2%
Cotswold 007A1,739No figure674.8%
Cotswold 007B1,593No figure970.6%
Cotswold 007C1,616No figure891.8%
Cotswold 007D1,180No figure390.9%
Cotswold 008A1,318No figure994.1%
Cotswold 008B1,282No figure492.7%
Cotswold 008C1,053No figure1048.5%
Cotswold 008D1,250No figure797.6%
Cotswold 008E2,604No figure885.8%
Cotswold 009A1,378No figure884.0%
Cotswold 009B2,167No figure980.0%
Cotswold 009C1,394No figure885.6%
Cotswold 009D1,648No figure1030.7%
Cotswold 009E1,187No figure831.4%
Cotswold 009F1,490No figure516.9%
Cotswold 010A2,091No figure776.6%
Cotswold 010C1,532No figure866.2%
Cotswold 010D1,711No figure967.7%
Cotswold 010E1,249No figure731.0%
West Oxfordshire 012A1,82359.1 per 1,000692.0%

MPs for GL7

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

Middle areas in GL76

Postcode sectors in GL79

Council1

Towns in GL71

Postcode districts next to GL79

Nearest rail stations1

More in the GL postcode area2

GL7 in brief

GL7 is a postcode district covering Cirencester, in Cotswold.

About 45,700 people lived in GL7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £405,000 in 2025 across 699 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in GL7 was £405,000 in 2025.

GL7 had 45,294 usual residents at the census.

In GL7, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In GL7, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.