The UK Postcode Database

GL12 8RS

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in January 1980
GL12 8RS 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 8RS

High Street - 33 properties, USRN 38501388

Golden Lane - 1 property, USRN 38501533

Golden Lane - 1 property, USRN 38501725

The Walk - 1 property, USRN 38501492

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 38502783

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 38502990

The Walk - 1 property, USRN 38504188

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6257 / 51°37'32"N

Longitude: -2.3667 / 2°22'0"W

UTM Reference: 30U 543840 5719600

OS Easting: 374714

OS Northing: 191941

OS Grid: ST747919

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0ML.2GD

Mapcode Global: VH95F.XDPL

Open Location Code: 9C3VJJGM+78

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 8RS 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) 22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:31
Hours of daylight today04:26 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 8RS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL12 8RS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 January 2024 15 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £470,000
22 December 2021 20 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £387,500
31 August 2021 11a High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £550,000
1 April 2021 13 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £562,500
14 January 2021 15 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £445,000
30 November 2018 4 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £506,000
7 August 2018 15 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £399,950
1 June 2017 The Nook, High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £220,000
7 November 2014 Pathway, High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £237,500
22 August 2014 2 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £753,000
30 July 2014 5 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £485,000
21 February 2014 15 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £293,500
2 August 2013 7 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £184,000
30 November 2012 4 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £397,500
16 August 2011 15 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £280,000
18 March 2011 2 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £605,000
18 March 2011 4 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £351,000
11 November 2010 7 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £176,900
30 October 2007 The Nook, High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £162,000
17 November 2006 The Nook, High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £164,200
28 February 2003 7 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
14 October 2002 12a High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
19 September 2002 13 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £290,000
13 September 2002 18 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £132,000
25 July 2002 15 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
12 July 2002 The Rectory, High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Detached Freehold £260,000
1 March 2002 2, Manse, High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £174,000
10 December 2001 18 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
31 August 1995 17 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,800
3 March 1995 7 High Street, Kingswood, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8RS Semi-detached Freehold £57,500

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 8RS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

South Cotswolds

MP

Roz Savage Liberal Democrat

Stroud District Council
District council ward

Kingswood

Councillor

Holly Simkiss Liberal Democrats

GL12 8RS 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 8RS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData 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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