Bentham

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• Today: 9° / 7° · 38% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:35

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

• 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

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)

59 food businesses within 2 miles

• 55 rated 4–5 ★ (48 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cheltenham Spa (5.5 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£426,296 average▼ 2.3% YoY

Across Cotswold · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (7.8 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

48 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Primrose Vale Farm Shop (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds2

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)

• 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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 243 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cotswold

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

371 applications decided

93.5% granted · 347 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 11
• LD 22
• Oth 1

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

• 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

5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in GL51

• West Cheltenham Medical
• Working Age Adults - Laurel House
• Childrens Eating Disorders Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake · 1.5 km

  Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake is a 56.8-hectare (140-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.

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  Henley Bank High School · 1.7 km

  Henley Bank High School is an 11 to 18 academy in Gloucester, England. It is sponsored by the Greenshaw Learning Trust. In January 2018, the school was taken over by Greenshaw Learning Trust, in order to assist in imp…

• Shurdington · 1.9 km

  Shurdington is a village near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. The area constitutes a civil parish within the Borough of Tewkesbury. It is located south of Cheltenham on the A46. The population at the 2011 ce…

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  The Air Balloon, Birdlip · 2.0 km

  The Air Balloon is a road junction and former pub in Birdlip, Gloucestershire, England. The junction is on the A417 at a significant congestion point. The pub was open from the late 18th century to 2022, when it close…

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  Great Witcombe · 2.1 km

  Great Witcombe is a village and civil parish 5 miles (8 km) south east of Gloucester, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 80. The parish touche…

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  Knap House Quarry, Birdlip · 2.3 km

  Knap House Quarry, Birdlip is a 1.80-hectare (4.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key…

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