Andoversford
Andoversford is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 555. It has 12 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Andoversford 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 11° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:32
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa Rugby Road, 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
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 12 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cheltenham Spa (9.5 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: 161.7p · Asda (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (9.7 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Glenfall House (5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches8
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 58 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
Your MP
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Conservative
North Cotswolds
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
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
8 jobs advertised
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Dowdeswell – Flexible Schedule
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
Grid electricity
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 50% · Nuclear 25% · Biomass 9% · Imports 8%
40 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in GL54
- Winchcombe Medical Centre
- Stow Surgery
- Cotswold Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cotswolds:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership853 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need633 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing294 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station · 0.1 km
Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Gloucestershire. The station opened to passengers on 1 August 1891 with the opening of the section of the line betwe…
- Andoversford Junction railway station · 0.7 km
Andoversford Junction railway station was in Gloucestershire on the Great Western Railway's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway that opened in 1881. Situated about six miles east of Cheltenham, the station served th…
Sandywell Park · 1.3 kmSandywell Park is an Jacobean Georgian manor house, five miles east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. Built in 1704 by Henry Brett, it was extended a few times over the 18th century. In the mid-eighteenth cen…
St Mary's Church, Shipton Solars · 1.3 kmSt Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Shipton Sollars, Gloucestershire, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England a…
St Bartholomew's Church, Whittington · 1.6 kmSt Bartholomew's Church is an Anglican church in Whittington in Gloucestershire, England. It in the Diocese of Gloucester and in the Coln River Group of Parishes. The earliest parts of the building date from the 11th…
Whittington Court · 1.6 kmWhittington Court is an Elizabethan manor house, five miles east of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Andoversford?
- Andoversford is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Cotswold local authority.
- What is the population of Andoversford?
- Andoversford has an approximate settlement population of 555.
- How deprived is Andoversford?
- The Cotswold local authority, which includes Andoversford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.