Cotswold vs Stroud

A side-by-side comparison of the Cotswold and Stroudlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Stroud is the more populous; council tax is lower in Cotswold; Cotswold has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Cotswold	Stroud
Population	90,833	121,103
Density	78/km²	263/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,392	£2,491
Schools Good/Outstanding	96%	91%
Aged under 16	16%	17%
Aged 16–64	58%	59%
Aged 65+	26%	23%

Cotswold council area →Stroud council area →