High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.1 per 1k
Crime · Jan '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Sir William Romney's School
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 532 m (straight line).
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Coordinates & Location for GL8 8EL
Swindon
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GL8 8EL
Coordinates
51.6449, -2.1678
Grid reference
ST884940
Easting
388,488
Northing
194,027
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3VJRVJ+XV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tetbury
Travel to Work
Swindon
ITL Region
Cotswold
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12701
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12701 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near GL8 8EL
England & WalesCrime trends · near GL8 8EL
Counts are for Tetbury with Upton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
840
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
ASB
1
YoY —
630
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.8%
Other White2.4%
Gypsy / Trav.1.1%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Christian48.8%
No religion42.7%
Not answered7.6%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6420.6%
35–4918.5%
25–3412.3%
65–7411.0%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other16.3%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
All members 66+9.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%
Administrative Information
Cotswold
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Cotswolds E14001482
Constituency
E14001482Gloucestershire
Police Force
England
Ward
Tetbury with Upton
Constituency code
E14001482
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Tetbury
International Territorial Level
Cotswold
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Gloucestershire
NHS EnglandSomerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Gloucestershire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Gloucestershire ICB - 11M
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cotswold 011D E01022218
E01022218MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cotswold 011 E02004625
E02004625LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cotswold 011D E01022218
E01022218MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cotswold 011 E02004625
E02004625Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode GL8 8EL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 12701
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01022218 and MSOA E02004625 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GL8 8EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near GL8 8EL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 23%
Attainment 8
44.1
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 532 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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