Stroud vs Wiltshire

A side-by-side comparison of the Stroud 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 Stroud; Stroud has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Stroud	Wiltshire
Population	121,103	510,333
Density	263/km²	157/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,491	£2,572
Schools Good/Outstanding	91%	83%
Aged under 16	17%	18%
Aged 16–64	59%	60%
Aged 65+	23%	22%

Stroud council area →Wiltshire council area →