Fairford

9°COvercast

• Today: 10° / 6° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:36

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, 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)

32 food businesses within 2 miles

• 26 rated 4–5 ★ (24 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£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 (8.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (8.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7.4 kW
• Nearest: The Lakes Spa (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds7

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

• 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

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal Democrat

South Cotswolds

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 11
• LD 22
• Oth 1

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

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens58
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

39 jobs advertised · £39,640 avg

e.g. Site Manager, Fire and Security Installation Engineer, Roadside Car Mechanic in the area of Bournemouth

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

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 74% · Wind 13% · Biomass 5% · Nuclear 5%

297 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · 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

9 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in GL7

• Duke Of Gloucester Medical Centre
• Upper Thames Medical Group
• Phoenix Health Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Cotswolds:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks415 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects231 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills173 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients162 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately155 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  Fairford · 0.4 km

  Fairford is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswold hills on the River Coln, 6 miles (10 km) east of Cirencester, 4 miles (6 km) west of Lechlade and 9 miles (14 km) north of Swindon.…

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  St Mary's Church, Fairford · 0.4 km

  St Mary's Church is a Church of England church in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its complete set of 28 medieval stained-glass windows, one of the best-preserved in England. Part of the tower da…

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  Fairford Park · 0.8 km

  Fairford Park is a 4,200-acre (1,700 ha) estate in the southern Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, close to the small town of Fairford.

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  Fairford Town F.C. · 0.9 km

  Fairford Town Football Club is a football club based in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Divi…

• Farmor's School · 1.0 km

  Farmor's School is a secondary school with academy status in Fairford, Gloucestershire. Including the Sixth Form, the school currently has about 1,000 students on roll.

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  Fairford railway station · 1.4 km

  Fairford railway station served the town of Fairford in Gloucestershire. It was the western terminus of the Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway between Oxford and Fairford. It had one platform, and a stone-built stati…

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