GL56
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Moreton-in-Marsh and Blockley, in Cotswold and Stratford-on-Avon.
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 GL56 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in GL56 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GL56 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of GL56?
GL56 had 10,073 usual residents at the census.
GL56 is the 720th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in GL56, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GL56 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GL56
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold 001A | 1,960 | No figure | 7 | 88.2% |
| Cotswold 002B | 1,301 | No figure | 6 | 50.1% |
| Cotswold 002C | 1,792 | No figure | 6 | 75.9% |
| Cotswold 002D | 1,946 | No figure | 7 | 95.4% |
| Cotswold 002F | 1,771 | No figure | 7 | 93.2% |
| Cotswold 002G | 1,296 | No figure | 9 | 95.9% |
MPs for GL56
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-BrownConservativeMP for North Cotswolds87% of GL56’s postcodes
- Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratMP for Stratford-on-Avon11% of GL56’s postcodes
- Sean WoodcockLabourMP for Banbury2.1% of GL56’s postcodes
- Cameron ThomasIndependentMP for Tewkesbury0.4% of GL56’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 GL561
Postcode sectors in GL562
Councils GL56 covers2
Postcode districts next to GL565
Nearest rail stations1
More in the GL postcode area2
GL56 in brief
GL56 is a postcode district covering Moreton-in-Marsh and Blockley, in Cotswold and Stratford-on-Avon.
About 10,227 people lived in GL56 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £453,000 in 2025 across 196 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in GL56 was £453,000 in 2025.
GL56 had 10,073 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in GL56 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GL56, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.