Cotswold vs Wiltshire

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

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

	Cotswold	Wiltshire
Population	90,833	510,333
Density	78/km²	157/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,392	£2,572
Schools Good/Outstanding	96%	83%
Aged under 16	16%	18%
Aged 16–64	58%	60%
Aged 65+	26%	22%

Cotswold council area →Wiltshire council area →