# GL7

Postcode district covering Cirencester, in Cotswold.

GL7 is a postcode district covering Cirencester, in Cotswold. Median sale price £405,000 in 2025. About 45,700 people.

Postcode district. Code GL7. 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 GL7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GL7 was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 576th 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/gl7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 45,294** (2021). GL7 had 45,294 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 302nd 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/gl7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 80%** (2022). About 80% of people in GL7 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/gl7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.1%** (January 2026). In GL7, 68.1% 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/gl7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GL7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 80% of people in GL7 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=GL7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 699 homes were sold in GL7 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GL7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GL7 had 45,294 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=GL7) (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 GL7.

## How GL7 compares

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

| Measure | GL7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £405,000 | 9th most expensive | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2025 |
| Population | 45,294 | 5th most populated | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 80% | joint 11th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, GL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 68.1% | 3rd lowest | 27 postcode districts, GL · Jan 2026 |

## 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

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

## Neighbourhoods in GL7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cotswold 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022187) | 1,921 | – | 6 | 68.7% |
| [Cotswold 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022201) | 1,812 | – | 6 | 94.2% |
| [Cotswold 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022175) | 1,787 | – | 6 | 75.4% |
| [Cotswold 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022207) | 1,675 | – | 7 | 19.9% |
| [Cotswold 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022215) | 1,734 | – | 5 | 83.5% |
| [Cotswold 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022188) | 2,092 | – | 5 | 74.3% |
| [Cotswold 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022189) | 1,231 | – | 10 | 45.7% |
| [Cotswold 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022190) | 1,483 | – | 7 | 97.4% |
| [Cotswold 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022196) | 1,758 | – | 10 | 85.3% |
| [Cotswold 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022197) | 1,845 | – | 10 | 9.2% |
| [Cotswold 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022194) | 1,739 | – | 6 | 74.8% |
| [Cotswold 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022195) | 1,593 | – | 9 | 70.6% |
| [Cotswold 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022199) | 1,616 | – | 8 | 91.8% |
| [Cotswold 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022200) | 1,180 | – | 3 | 90.9% |
| [Cotswold 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022191) | 1,318 | – | 9 | 94.1% |
| [Cotswold 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022192) | 1,282 | – | 4 | 92.7% |
| [Cotswold 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022193) | 1,053 | – | 10 | 48.5% |
| [Cotswold 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022198) | 1,250 | – | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Cotswold 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022225) | 2,604 | – | 8 | 85.8% |
| [Cotswold 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022202) | 1,378 | – | 8 | 84.0% |
| [Cotswold 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022203) | 2,167 | – | 9 | 80.0% |
| [Cotswold 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022204) | 1,394 | – | 8 | 85.6% |
| [Cotswold 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022208) | 1,648 | – | 10 | 30.7% |
| [Cotswold 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022209) | 1,187 | – | 8 | 31.4% |
| [Cotswold 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022210) | 1,490 | – | 5 | 16.9% |
| [Cotswold 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022221) | 2,091 | – | 7 | 76.6% |
| [Cotswold 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01022224) | 1,532 | – | 8 | 66.2% |
| [Cotswold 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01034787) | 1,711 | – | 9 | 67.7% |
| [Cotswold 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/neighbourhood/e01034788) | 1,249 | – | 7 | 31.0% |
| [West Oxfordshire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028762) | 1,823 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |

## Your MP

- [South Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cotswolds): Dr Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 81% of the people here.
- [North Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds): Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 16% of the people here.
- [Witney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witney): Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 3.6% 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 GL7

[Cirencester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/cirencester-central), [Cirencester East & Stratton](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/cirencester-east-and-stratton), [Cirencester South](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/cirencester-south), [Fairford & Lechlade](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/fairford-and-lechlade), [Kemble & South Cerney](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/kemble-and-south-cerney), [Northleach, Coln Valley & Ampneys](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/northleach-coln-valley-and-ampneys)

## Postcode sectors in GL7

[GL7 0 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-0), [GL7 1 (379 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-1), [GL7 2 (171 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-2), [GL7 3 (226 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-3), [GL7 4 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-4), [GL7 5 (326 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-5), [GL7 6 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-6), [GL7 7 (114 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-7), [GL7 9 (56 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in GL7

[Cirencester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cirencester)

## Postcode districts next to GL7

[GL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl4), [GL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl6), [GL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl8), [GL53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl53), [GL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54), [OX18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18), [SN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn6), [SN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn7), [SN16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Kemble (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0228,51.6770)

## 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)

## 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.
About 80% of people in GL7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL7, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: GL7
- Postcode area: [GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl)
- Constituency: [South Cotswolds †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cotswolds)
- Council: [Cotswold †](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold)
- Area: 415 km²
- People, mid-2024: 45,700*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 157

* 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

[SN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn6), [GL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54), [OX18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18), [GL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl6), [SN16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn16), [SN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn7)

## Latest updates for GL7

- 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/GL7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7
