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GL12 8SQ lies on Laxton Drive in Kingswood, Wotton-under-edge. GL12 8SQ is located in the Kingswood electoral ward, within the local authority district of Stroud and the English Parliamentary constituency of The Cotswolds. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Gloucestershire ICB - 11M and the police force is Gloucestershire. This postcode has been in use since February 1990.

GL12 8SQ maps

GL12 8SQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
GL12 8SQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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GL12 8SQ geodata

Easting374835
Northing191945
Latitude51.625754
Longitude-2.364929

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Where is GL12 8SQ?

StreetLaxton Drive
LocalityKingswood
Town/CityWotton-under-edge
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictGL12

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GL12 8SQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of GL12 8SQ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardKingswood
ConstituencyThe Cotswolds

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in GL12 8SQ

2021
5 NOV
£370,000
3, LAXTON DRIVE, KINGSWOOD, WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GL12 8SQ
2021
17 MAY
£317,000
1, LAXTON DRIVE, KINGSWOOD, WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GL12 8SQ
2013
31 JUL
£280,000
2013
15 JAN
£220,000
12, LAXTON DRIVE, KINGSWOOD, WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GL12 8SQ
2007
28 NOV
£342,000
12, LAXTON DRIVE, KINGSWOOD, WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GL12 8SQ
1997
22 DEC
£122,500

➜ Kingswood house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to GL12 8SQ

Bramley Close (Walk Mill Lane)Kingswood139m
War MemorialKingswood215m
The Chipping (Old Rectory Road)Kingswood226m
War MemorialKingswood232m
The Chipping (Old Rectory Road)Kingswood238m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in GL12 8SQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband84.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband84.6%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in GL12 8SQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed22.0Mbps
Average download speed32.5Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed3.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed8.20Mbps

Broadband limitations in GL12 8SQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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GL12 8SQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in GL12 8SQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)176,636
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)13,587
Median (kWh/meter)12,624

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)45,310
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)4,531
Median (kWh/meter)3,424

Deprivation

9.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than GL12 8SQ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to GL12 8SQ (metres)

Dragonflies Out Of School Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Kingswood County Primary School
171m
Caterlink Limited At Kingswood County Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Kingswood County Primary School
171m
The Village Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Chipping
221m

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Nearest post box to GL12 8SQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Walk Mill Lane Kingswood16:4508:00150m
Kingswood P.o.17:1509:40256m
Round House16:0009:301,223m

GL12 8SQ ITL and GL12 8SQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for GL12 8SQ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLKSouth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLK1Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area
ITL 3 CodeName
TLK13Gloucestershire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000082Stroud

GL12 8SQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for GL12 8SQ:

CodeName
OAE00113775
LSOAE01022381Stroud 015A
MSOAE02004665Stroud 015

Nearest postcodes to GL12 8SQ

GL12 8RRGolden Lane46m
GL12 8SFBramley Close65m
GL12 8SGRusset Court83m
GL12 8RPThe Walk96m
GL12 8SAWalk Mill Lane118m
GL12 8RSHigh Street121m
GL12 8RWBruton Lane130m
GL12 8SBVineyard Lane165m
GL12 8RNAbbey Street171m
GL12 8SDOrchard Walk173m