Hardwicke

17°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 16° · 35% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:28

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

1US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

161 reported road collisions (2024)

41 killed or seriously injured · 214 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

94 food businesses within 2 miles

• 87 rated 4–5 ★ (81 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stonehouse (6.9 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£355,953 average▲ 6.4% YoY

Across Stroud · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,040 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £743
• 2 bed £960
• 3 bed £1,176

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (1.8 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

34 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Police Headquarters 2, Davy Way (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds10

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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 279 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stroud

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
• 36 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

175 applications decided

89.1% granted · 156 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Conservative

North Cotswolds

Source: UK Parliament

Green (minority)

• Lab 17
• Con 6
• LD 1
• Grn 24
• Oth 2

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,470 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

30 jobs advertised · £32,782 avg

e.g. Property Reset Cleaners, End of Tenancy Cleaners, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Hardwicke – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£772 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% 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

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Wind 22% · Nuclear 20% · Imports 5%

199 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.1 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cotswolds:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership853 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need633 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing294 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• Severn FM · 0.7 km

  Severn FM is an internet radio station in the United Kingdom, which started broadcasting online in June 2011, and officially launched from its studio in Hardwicke on 3 December 2011 with the Severn Bore Breakfast Show…

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  Hardwicke, Stroud · 0.9 km

  Hardwicke is a village in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It is located to the south of the city of Gloucester. The population of the village taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011 was 3,901.

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  St Nicholas Church, Hardwicke · 0.9 km

  Saint Nicholas Church is a grade I listed building located in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. It practices Christianity through the Church of England denomination.

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  Hardwicke Court · 1.3 km

  Hardwicke Court is a Grade II* listed country house in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, England. The house is Late Georgian in style. It was designed by Sir Robert Smirke and built in 1816–17, although a canal still remain…

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  Hunts Grove · 1.5 km

  Hunts Grove is a civil parish on the southern edge of the city of Gloucester. It almost entirely comprises a new build development being built on land formerly part of Colethrop Farm, but also includes the older area…

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  South West Snooker Academy · 1.5 km

  The South West Snooker Academy is located in Gloucester Business Park. It was purposely built for snooker in July 2010 but is now home to the owner Paul Mount's business MIUS.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)