GL12 8LR
a residential postcode in Wickwar, South Gloucestershire
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.5912 / 51°35'28"N
Longitude: -2.3965 / 2°23'47"W
OS Eastings: 372629
OS Northings: 188115
OS Grid: ST726881
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR JZ.BZVX
Mapcode Global: VH95M.D8XJ
Plus Code: 9C3VHJR3+FC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO81to21
What Three Birds: phalarope.dunlin.needletail
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Burleigh Way, Wickwar, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8LR
Summary
GL12 8LR is a residential postcode in Wickwar, South Gloucestershire. It was first introduced in February 1990.
The most common council tax bands are E and D.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £125,000 to £761,999 with an average of £394,015.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990.
4% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
Wickwar is a village, which had a population of 1,717 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 75 people resident in GL12 8LR, of which 36 were male and 39 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
GL12 8LR is in the Bristol travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust.
GL12 8LR is approximately 79m (259ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing GL12 8LR
6a2: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Comfortable Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for GL12 8LR
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Other nearby postcodes
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of GL12 8LR are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Ward
Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge
Councillors
Becky Romaine (Conservative)
Adrian Rush (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate
MP
Luke Hall (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for GL12 8LR.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near GL12 8LR.
Primary
Alexander Hosea Primary School
Honeybourne Way, Wickwar, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8PF
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall
Church Lane, Cromhall, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8AL
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Charfield Primary School
Wotton Road, Charfield, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8TG
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 5 - 11
Outstanding
Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School
Wotton Road, Rangeworthy, Bristol, BS37 7ND
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Kingswood Primary School
Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RN
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Secondary
Brimsham Green School
Broad Lane, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7LB
Community School
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Kingswood Road, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Ridings Federation Yate International Academy
Sunridge Park, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 18
Needs improvement
Chipping Sodbury School
Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6EW
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The Castle School
Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS35 1HT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Ridings Federation Winterbourne International Academy
High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS36 1JL
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Rednock School
Kingshill Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Bradley Stoke Community School
Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 9BS
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 18
Good
Patchway Community College
Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4AJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.