GL8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Tetbury and Northfield, 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 GL8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In GL8, 70.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How GL8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL8?
GL8 had 9,561 usual residents at the census.
GL8 is the 694th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL8 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GL8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold 011A | 1,861 | No figure | 6 | 87.0% |
| Cotswold 011C | 1,255 | No figure | 8 | 84.8% |
| Cotswold 011D | 1,215 | No figure | 4 | 80.2% |
| Cotswold 011E | 1,494 | No figure | 10 | 46.5% |
| Cotswold 011F | 1,590 | No figure | 8 | 37.0% |
| Cotswold 011G | 1,315 | No figure | 9 | 92.0% |
| Cotswold 011H | 1,531 | No figure | 6 | 92.2% |
MPs for GL8
- Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratMP for South Cotswolds100% of GL8’s postcodes
- Dr Simon OpherLabourMP for Stroud0.3% of GL8’s postcodes
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 GL81
Postcode sectors in GL82
Council1
Postcode districts next to GL86
More in the GL postcode area2
GL8 in brief
GL8 is a postcode district covering Tetbury and Northfield, in Cotswold.
About 9,761 people lived in GL8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £425,000 in 2025 across 169 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL8 was £425,000 in 2025.
GL8 had 9,561 usual residents at the census.
In GL8, 70.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In GL8, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.