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 (IoD2025). 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 21st 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
7°COvercast
- Today: 9° / 5° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:33
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa Rugby Road, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
178 reported road collisions (2025)
67 killed or seriously injured · 265 casualties · 19.6 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
£426,296 average▼ 2.3% YoY
Across Cotswold · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,252 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £870
- 2 bed £1,105
- 3 bed £1,343
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,336 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
3 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,576
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,356
- Net moves+220
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 243 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
55 schools · 13,198 pupils
43 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 24 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
50 inspected 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
687 CQC-registered services
- Care homes200
- GP practices96
- Dentists142
- Homecare agencies182
- Hospitals & hospices31
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 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
371 applications decided
93.5% granted · 347 granted, 24 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Conservative
North Cotswolds
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 11
- LD 22
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,870 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £37,440 avg
e.g. Cleaners
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
62% low-carbon electricity
Wind 35% · Gas 33% · Nuclear 25% · Imports 5%
132 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Gloucestershire): 63.4 women · 63.4 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 UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks370 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing327 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills197 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases184 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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 IoD2025.