Blockley

7°COvercast

• Today: 9° / 6° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:31

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa Rugby Road, 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)

9 food businesses within 2 miles

• 9 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Moreton-in-Marsh (4.8 km)
• 12 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: 174.9p · Asda (5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: LAPSTONE BARN LAPSTONE BARN 1 (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4

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

• In a conservation area (Blockley Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 119 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

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Conservative

North Cotswolds

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 11
• LD 22
• Oth 1

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £22,000 avg

e.g. Laboratory Technician Apprentice (Level 3) - The FPA

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 24% · Imports 5%

159 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in GL56

• Mann Cottage Surgery
• White House Surgery
• North Cotswold Pcn Hub

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

• Blockley · 0.2 km

  Blockley is a village, civil parish and ecclesiastical parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Moreton-in-Marsh. Until 1931 Blockley was an exclave of Worcestersh…

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  Draycott, Gloucestershire · 1.6 km

  Draycott is a small hamlet in north Gloucestershire between Moreton-in-Marsh and Blockley, within Blockley civil parish. It is not mentioned in Domesday Book but was in existence by 1182. Draycott has a green and each…

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  Northwick Park, Gloucestershire · 1.7 km

  Northwick Park is a residential estate and business centre near Blockley in Gloucestershire, England. The estate is built in the grounds of the former family seat of the Rushout family, the Barons Northwick. The North…

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  Broad Campden · 2.3 km

  Broad Campden is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, with a church and pub, and notable for its beauty and fine walking trails.

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  Batsford · 2.5 km

  Batsford is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The village is about 1.5 miles (2 km) north-west of Moreton-in-Marsh. There is a falconry centre close to the village and Ba…

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  Batsford Arboretum · 2.5 km

  Batsford Arboretum is a 55-acre (220,000 m2) arboretum and botanical garden near Batsford in Gloucestershire, England, about 1½ miles north-west of Moreton-in-Marsh, at grid reference SP187339. It is owned and run by…

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