GL12 8JU

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in January 1980

GL12 8JU	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with GL12 8JU

Station Road - 21 properties, USRN 38500438

Unnamed road - 5 properties, USRN 38503151

Unnamed road - 3 properties, USRN 38505446

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 38505748

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 38505267

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 38504934

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 38504018

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 38503056

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 38503526

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 38504386

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6161 / 51°36'57"N

Longitude: -2.3815 / 2°22'53"W

UTM Reference: 30U 542819 5718520

OS Easting: 373679

OS Northing: 190875

OS Grid: ST736908

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0MK.QP3

Mapcode Global: VH95F.NMTZ

Open Location Code: 9C3VJJ89+C9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81to47

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

Retired Professionals
Spacious Rural Living
Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29208 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for GL12 8JU on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:57
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:09
Sunrise	04:56
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:13
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:30

Hours of daylight today	04:26 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:27
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:03
Moon Rises	22:09

For a full sun and moon calendar for GL12 8JU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL12 8JU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
24 May 2017	Highwood Farm, Wickwar Road, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8JU	Other property type	Freehold	£805,000
10 November 2000	1 Neathwood Cottages, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8JU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
12 July 1996	Trench Farm, Wickwar Road, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8JU	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
9 July 1996	2 Neathwood Cottages, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8JU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for GL12 8JU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

South Cotswolds

MP

Roz Savage Liberal Democrat

Stroud District Council

District council ward

Kingswood

Councillor

Holly Simkiss Liberal Democrats

GL12 8JU also falls within the Civil Parish of Kingswood, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for GL12 8JU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00113777		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01022381	Stroud 015A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004665	Stroud 015	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04013026	Kingswood	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2020	DLUHC
E05013191	Kingswood	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	6 May 2021	DLUHC
E07000082	Stroud	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000013	Gloucestershire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000009	South West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001482	South Cotswolds	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000037	Gloucestershire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000180	Bristol	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33050021		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000011	Gloucestershire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	18 May 2011	BEIS
E38000062	NHS Gloucestershire CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000006	South West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000043	Gloucestershire	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000033	Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E58002039	Wotton-under-Edge ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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