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GL56 or OX7?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
GL56
Cotswold
OX7
West Oxfordshire
Median home sale nearby £345,000
from 95 sales
Average sold price £7,000,000
Area price growth (YoY) +3.2% (Cotswold) -1.5% (West Oxfordshire)
Dwelling type Top-floor flat Detached house
Floor area 84 m² 657 m²
Built Before 1900 2007–2011
Energy rating E D
Heating cost (EPC est.) £1383/yr £4477/yr
Flood zone Zone 2 (medium probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 20 recorded 1 recorded
Deprivation decile 7 of 10 5 of 10

Common questions

Is GL56 or OX7 cheaper?

GL56 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around GL56 sell for about £345,000 and around OX7 for about £7,000,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, GL56 or OX7?

OX7 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (20 in GL56 against 1 in OX7, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is GL56 or OX7 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, GL56 sits in decile 7 of 10 and OX7 in decile 5, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in GL56 or OX7?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.