Stroud
Stroud is a town or village in Gloucestershire, England. There are around 10 bus stops and 1 restaurant or café in the area, with Stonehouse railway station 2.7 km away. Covers 43 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Stroud is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 121,103 residents at roughly 263 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 33rd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CSunny
- Today: 19° / 10° · 10% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:40
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
161 reported road collisions (2024)
41 killed or seriously injured · 214 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
61 food businesses within 2 miles
- 55 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stonehouse (2.7 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stonehouse (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£355,953 average▲ 6.4% YoY
Across Stroud · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,040 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £743
- 2 bed £960
- 3 bed £1,176
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
9.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.1 times median annual pay (9.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 176.7p · Asda (11 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Bridge Service Station (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
121,103 residents in Stroud · 263/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 279 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,491 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 56,910)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
85 schools · 19,099 pupils
58 primary · 8 secondary · 19 other
Ofsted: 31 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Stroud High SchoolOutstanding
- Archway SchoolGood
- Rednock SchoolGood
- SGS Berkeley Green UTCGood
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
- Maidenhill School
- Marling School
- Thomas Keble School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stroud
Care & health services
684 CQC-registered services
- Care homes200
- GP practices94
- Dentists142
- Homecare agencies181
- Hospitals & hospices31
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 51 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
175 applications decided
89.1% granted · 156 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Green (minority)
- Lab 17
- Con 6
- LD 1
- Grn 24
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
525 jobs advertised · £36,246 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£772 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,288 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 56,376 certificates
10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stroud:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership546 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks477 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership429 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office289 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s274 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Leonard Stanley · 0.9 kmLeonard Stanley, or Stanley St. Leonard, is a village and parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of the town of Stroud.
Woodchester Park SSSI · 1.3 kmWoodchester Park is a 214.9-hectare (531-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966. The park grounds are owned and maintained by the National Trust, with Woodchester Man…
King's Stanley · 1.4 kmKing's Stanley is a civil parish and village in Gloucestershire, England, to the south of Stonehouse and southwest of the town of Stroud.
Coaley Peak · 1.6 kmCoaley Peak is a picnic site and viewpoint in the English county of Gloucestershire.
Nympsfield Long Barrow · 1.7 kmThe Nympsfield Long Barrow is the remains of a Neolithic burial site or barrow, located close to the village of Nympsfield in Gloucestershire, South West England.
- Easter Park Farm Quarry · 1.7 km
Easter Park Farm Quarry is a 0.15-hectare (0.37-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Stroud
- Amberley (Stroud)
- Bagpath
- Berkeley
- Bisley (Stroud)
- Box (Stroud)
- Brimscombe and Thrupp
- Brockworth
- Cam
- Cambridge (Stroud)
- Clapton
- Dursley
- Eastington
- Edge
- Frampton on Severn
- Hardwicke
- Haresfield
- Hillesley
- Horsley (Stroud)
- Kingswood (Stroud)
- Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley
- Middleyard
- Minchinhampton
- Nailsworth
- North Nibley
- Nympsfield
- Oakridge Lynch
- Painswick
- Ryeford
- Saul
- Sharpness
- Sheepscombe
- Slimbridge
- Stone (Stroud)
- Stonehouse (Stroud)
- Stroud
- Uley
- Upthorpe (Stroud)
- Upton St Leonards
- Whiteshill and Randwick
- Whiteway
- Whitminster
- Woodchester
- Wotton-under-Edge