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Kemble

Kemble is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 779. It has around 1 GP surgery or clinic, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Kemble, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kemble area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cotswold area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,833 residents at roughly 78 people per km².

Council
Cotswold
County
Gloucestershire
Constituency
The Cotswolds
Police force
Gloucestershire
69/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 22nd of 294 English council areas — better than 93% of them.

Low crime87
Home affordability6
Affordable rents23
Good schools86
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation86
Employment88
Low council tax62

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

20°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 41% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:32

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 92% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Cirencester Rural South · Gloucestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Reducing the number of offences of anti-social behaviour incidents in Siddington.
  • Local Policing team investigating reports of Class B drug (cannabis) dealing in and around the villages.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

205 reported road collisions (2024)

56 killed or seriously injured · 302 casualties · 22.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

6 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kemble (0.3 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kemble (0.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£411,764 average 3.2% YoY

Across Cotswold · to 2026-06

Detached£661,465
Semi-detached£392,417
Terraced£334,758
Flat£202,639

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,248 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £867
  • 2 bed £1,102
  • 3 bed £1,339

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Esso (5.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Esso (5.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Lower Mill Estate (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

90,833 residents in Cotswold · 78/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 272 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,392 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 46,250)

A £1,594
B £1,860
C £2,126
D £2,392
E £2,923
F £3,455
G £3,986
H £4,783

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

Schools

56 schools · 13,212 pupils

44 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 24 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Farmor's SchoolGood
  • Chipping Campden School
  • Cirencester Deer Park School
  • Cirencester Kingshill School
  • Sir William Romney's School
  • The Cotswold Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cotswold

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

319 applications decided

91.5% granted · 292 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal Democrat

South Cotswolds

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 10
  • LD 22
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,750 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

21 jobs advertised · £43,667 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Senior Fuel Cell Systems Engineer, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

65% low-carbon electricity

Wind 31% · Solar 25% · Imports 19% · Gas 16%

79 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Cotswolds:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kemble Railway Cuttings · 0.1 km

    Kemble Railway Cuttings is a 2.72-hectare (6.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1996. The site is listed in the Cotswold District Local Plan 2001–2011 as a…

  • Kemble railway station · 0.2 km

    Kemble railway station serves the village of Kemble, in Gloucestershire, England. It is a stop on the Swindon to Gloucester Golden Valley line, 90 miles 79 chains (146.4 km) down the line from London Paddington. Despi…

  • Kemble, Gloucestershire · 1.0 km

    Kemble is a village in the civil parish of Kemble and Ewen, in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. Historically part of Wiltshire, it lies 4 miles (6.4 km) from Cirencester and is the settlement closest…

  • Tetbury Road railway station · 1.5 km

    Tetbury Road railway station served Kemble, Coates and Tetbury, in Gloucestershire, England. It was built by the Cheltenham & Great Western Union Railway, operating between 1845 and 1963.

  • Jackament's Bridge Halt railway station · 1.9 km

    Jackament's Bridge Halt railway station served RAF Kemble, on the boundary of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, England. It was open between 1939 and 1948.

  • Thames Head · 2.2 km

    Thames Head is a group of seasonal springs that arise in the Cotswolds, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Their location is in fields near the villages of Coates and Kemble, on either side of the A433 road, a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kemble?
Kemble is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Cotswold local authority.
What is the population of Kemble?
Kemble has an approximate settlement population of 779.
How deprived is Kemble?
The Cotswold local authority, which includes Kemble, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.