Cambridge (Stroud)

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 31% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:36

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

141 reported road collisions (2025)

58 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 11.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

22 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cam and Dursley (1.4 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£353,416 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across Stroud · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,041 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £744
• 2 bed £961
• 3 bed £1,178

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.1 times median annual pay (9.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,672 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: 157.9p · BP (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (11.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: WWT Slimbridge (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

121,103 residents in Stroud · 263/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,541
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,273
• Net moves+1,268

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 234 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,491 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 56,910)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

85 schools · 19,099 pupils

58 primary · 8 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 31 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

70 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stroud

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

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

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

226 applications decided

84.5% granted · 191 granted, 35 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dr Simon Opher

Labour

Stroud

Source: UK Parliament

Green (minority)

• Lab 16
• Con 6
• LD 2
• Grn 24
• Oth 2

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,545 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£772 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,288 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 56,376 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

53% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 26% · Nuclear 24% · Imports 5%

169 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Gloucestershire): 63.4 women · 63.4 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in GL2

• Longlevens Surgery
• The Alney Practice
• Quedgeley Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stroud:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks897 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND245 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately183 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Ban balloon releases136 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Cambridge, Gloucestershire · 0.3 km

  Cambridge is a hamlet in the district of Stroud, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the A38 road between Bristol and Gloucester. It is about 3 miles (5 km) from Dursley and about 11 miles (18 km) fr…

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  Slimbridge A.F.C. · 0.7 km

  Slimbridge Association Football Club is an English football club representing the village of Slimbridge, near Dursley, Gloucestershire. The first team currently plays in the Southern League, the reserve team in the He…

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  Slimbridge · 0.8 km

  Slimbridge is a village and civil parish near Dursley in Gloucestershire, England.

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  Cam and Dursley railway station · 1.4 km

  Cam and Dursley railway station is a railway station serving the large village of Cam and the market town of Dursley in Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the main Bristol-Birmingham line, between Yate and Glo…

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  River Cam, Gloucestershire · 1.8 km

  The River Cam is a small river in Gloucestershire, England. It flows for 12 miles (20 km) north-westwards from the Cotswold Edge, across the Vale of Berkeley, into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.

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  WWT Slimbridge · 3.0 km

  WWT Slimbridge is a wetland wildlife reserve near Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, England. It is midway between Bristol and Gloucester on the eastern side of the estuary of the River Severn. The reserve, set up by the…

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