Avening

17°CLight rain shower

• Today: 21° / 17° · 84% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:30

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

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)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 20 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stroud (7.9 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£411,764 average▲ 3.2% YoY

Across Cotswold · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (7.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (7.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Tetbury (4.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

90,833 residents in Cotswold · 78/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 272 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cotswold

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 52 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

319 applications decided

91.5% granted · 292 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal Democrat

South Cotswolds

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 10
• LD 22
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,750 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

£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

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

38% low-carbon electricity

Gas 34% · Imports 28% · Wind 21% · Biomass 14%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in GL8

• Tetbury Hospital Trust Ltd

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Avening Valley · 0.2 km

  The Avening Valley is located in the South Cotswolds in England, running roughly east from Nailsworth and through the village of Avening.

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  Church of the Holy Cross, Avening · 0.3 km

  The Anglican Church of the Holy Cross at Avening in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in late 11th century. It is a grade I listed building.

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  Avening · 0.5 km

  Avening is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about three miles (5 km) north of Tetbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,094, decreasing to 1,031 at…

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  Gatcombe Park · 1.5 km

  Gatcombe Park is a country house between the villages of Minchinhampton and Avening in Gloucestershire, England. Originally constructed in the 1770s, it was rebuilt from 1820 by George Basevi for the economist David R…

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  Longstone of Minchinhampton · 1.9 km

  The Longstone of Minchinhampton is a standing stone on Minchinhampton Common, Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, England. The stone is clearly visible in a field accessible via the southeast road out of the village. T…

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  Ball's Green · 2.3 km

  Ball's Green is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)