GL12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wotton-under-Edge and Charfield, in Stroud and South Gloucestershire.
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 GL12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in GL12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GL12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL12?
GL12 had 16,016 usual residents at the census.
GL12 is the 1,057th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL12 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- 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 GL12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Gloucestershire 003A | 2,063 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 42.7% |
| South Gloucestershire 003B | 2,346 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.1% |
| South Gloucestershire 003D | 2,085 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.9% |
| Stroud 015A | 2,221 | No figure | 9 | 92.2% |
| Stroud 015C | 1,524 | No figure | 6 | 71.8% |
| Stroud 015D | 1,792 | No figure | 10 | 78.0% |
| Stroud 015E | 1,612 | No figure | 8 | 59.4% |
MPs for GL12
- Claire YoungLiberal DemocratMP for Thornbury and Yate48% of GL12’s postcodes
- Dr Simon OpherLabourMP for Stroud37% of GL12’s postcodes
- Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratMP for South Cotswolds15% of GL12’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 GL122
Postcode sectors in GL122
Councils GL12 covers2
Postcode districts next to GL127
More in the GL postcode area2
GL12 in brief
GL12 is a postcode district covering Wotton-under-Edge and Charfield, in Stroud and South Gloucestershire.
About 16,755 people lived in GL12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £395,000 in 2025 across 203 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL12 was £395,000 in 2025.
GL12 had 16,016 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in GL12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL12, 73.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.