Horsley (Stroud)
Horsley (Stroud) is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with around 1 restaurant and café. It has 15 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Stroud, 7.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Horsley (Stroud) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stroud area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 121,103 residents at roughly 263 people per km².
- Council
- Stroud
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Police force
- Gloucestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 34th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 4° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:40
9h 35m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
66 food businesses within 2 miles
- 62 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stroud (7.1 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stroud (7.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£353,416 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Stroud · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (6.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (6.7 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Forest Green Rovers Football Club (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
121,103 residents in Stroud · 263/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 234 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Stroud High SchoolOutstanding
- Archway SchoolGood
- Rednock SchoolGood
- SGS Berkeley Green UTCGood
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
- Maidenhill School
- Marling School
- Thomas Keble School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stroud
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 89 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
226 applications decided
84.5% granted · 191 granted, 35 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Dr Simon Opher
Labour
Stroud
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green (minority)
- Lab 16
- Con 6
- LD 2
- Grn 24
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,545 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £17,926 avg
e.g. Car Delivery Driver, Delivery Driver / Car, Delivery Driver / Moped
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
54% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Nuclear 18% · Wind 17% · Solar 16%
167 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in GL6
- Minchinhampton Surgery
- Frithwood Surgery
- Hoyland House
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Horsley, Gloucestershire · 0.2 kmHorsley is a village and civil parish about one and a half miles south-west of the small Cotswold market town of Nailsworth. The origins of the name Horsley are much debated, although it is thought to be derived from…

Kingscote and Horsley Woods · 1.3 kmKingscote and Horsley Woods is a 43.79-hectare (108.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a…
Shortwood United F.C. · 1.3 kmShortwood United Football Club is a football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The club are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One and play at the Meadowbank Ground.
Nailsworth Town Hall · 1.6 kmNailsworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Old Bristol Road in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The structure currently operates as the meeting place of Nailsworth Town Council as well as a community events…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horsley (Stroud)?
- Horsley (Stroud) is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Stroud local authority.
- How deprived is Horsley (Stroud)?
- The Stroud local authority, which includes Horsley (Stroud), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.