Ampney Crucis
Ampney Crucis is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 636. It has 10 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ampney Crucis area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cotswold area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,833 residents at roughly 78 people per km².
- Council
- Cotswold
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- The Cotswolds
- Police force
- Gloucestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 22nd of 294 English council areas — better than 93% 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
17°CFog
- Today: 21° / 16° · 84% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:29
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
205 reported road collisions (2024)
56 killed or seriously injured · 302 casualties · 22.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
15 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kemble (9.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£411,764 average▲ 3.2% YoY
Across Cotswold · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,248 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £867
- 2 bed £1,102
- 3 bed £1,339
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
13.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.4 times median annual pay (11.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Asda (10.2 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Dobbies Cirencester (2.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
90,833 residents in Cotswold · 78/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 272 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,392 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (25% of 46,250)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 13,212 pupils
44 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 24 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Farmor's SchoolGood
- Chipping Campden School
- Cirencester Deer Park School
- Cirencester Kingshill School
- Sir William Romney's School
- The Cotswold Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cotswold
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
- In a conservation area (Ampney Crucis Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 60 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
319 applications decided
91.5% granted · 292 granted, 27 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 10
- LD 22
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,750 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
172 jobs advertised · £41,719 avg
e.g. Superflex Roadside Technician, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Superflex Roadside Mechanic
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£811 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£38,447 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
39% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 48,999 certificates
11.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
58% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Cotswolds:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership484 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership340 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need297 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office238 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Ampney Crucis · 0.1 kmAmpney Crucis is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds, part of the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England.
Church of the Holy Rood, Ampney Crucis · 0.1 kmThe Anglican Church of the Holy Rood at Ampney Crucis in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, has Saxon foundations with some of the stonework being Norman. It is a grade I listed building. The listing s…
Ampney Park · 0.7 kmAmpney Park is a 16th-century manor house at Ampney Crucis, Cotswolds, in Gloucestershire, England. It is a Grade II-listed building.
Church of St Mary, Ampney St Mary · 1.0 kmThe Anglican Church of St Mary at Ampney St Mary in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. It is a grade I listed building.
Harnhill · 1.5 kmHarnhill is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Driffield, in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is about 3 miles (5 km) miles from the town of Cirencester. In 1931…
Ampney St Peter · 1.6 kmAmpney St Peter is a small village and civil parish in the Cotswolds and part of the Cotswold local government district in Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2014 mid year estimate, the parish had a population…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ampney Crucis?
- Ampney Crucis is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Cotswold local authority.
- What is the population of Ampney Crucis?
- Ampney Crucis has an approximate settlement population of 636.
- How deprived is Ampney Crucis?
- The Cotswold local authority, which includes Ampney Crucis, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.