GL12 8RN

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in January 1980

GL12 8RN	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 8RN

Abbey Street - 16 properties, USRN 38500607

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6266 / 51°37'35"N

Longitude: -2.367 / 2°22'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 543816 5719696

OS Easting: 374692

OS Northing: 192038

OS Grid: ST746920

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0MD.VTM

Mapcode Global: VH95F.XCJX

Open Location Code: 9C3VJJGM+J6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81tp50

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent 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 8RN on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:55
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:08
Sunrise	04:56
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:13
Sunset	21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:18
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:31

Hours of daylight today	04:26 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:00 to 04:26
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	04:48
Moon Rises	21:51

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

Residential Property Sales in GL12 8RN

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
26 May 2023	11 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
4 March 2021	Abbey Cottage, Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£260,000
5 June 2020	Abbey View, Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Detached	Freehold	£470,000
11 August 2017	11 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£173,000
10 February 2017	Three Ways, Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Detached	Freehold	£435,000
25 October 2016	5 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,000
30 July 2014	7 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£198,000
14 July 2014	15 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£176,000
22 May 2014	11 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
17 May 2013	15a Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£124,950
28 March 2012	6 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£231,000
15 July 2011	15 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,000
3 May 2011	The Old Plume, Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£322,500
20 March 2009	5 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
31 May 2007	6 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£262,500
23 January 2007	15a Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Flat/apartment	Freehold	£50,000
22 January 2007	13 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£250,000
28 January 2005	6 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
20 April 2004	6 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
18 December 2003	Three Ways, Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Detached	Freehold	£349,000
29 October 1999	5 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£104,950
30 April 1999	11 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Detached	Freehold	£68,000
22 January 1999	Abbey Cottage, Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£104,000
30 June 1998	9 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
16 May 1997	4 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£135,000
28 February 1997	Abbey Cottage, Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£78,000
5 July 1996	7 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,333
24 May 1996	5 Abbey Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RN	Semi-detached	Freehold	£63,800

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 8RN

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

South Cotswolds

MP

Roz Savage Liberal Democrat

Stroud District Council

District council ward

Kingswood

Councillor

Holly Simkiss Liberal Democrats

GL12 8RN 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 8RN

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00113775		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
E33050020		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
E63011867	Kingswood (Stroud)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
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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