Nympsfield

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 4° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:38

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, 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)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stonehouse (4.9 km)
• 8 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 (6.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (6.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Forest Green Rovers Football Club (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches2

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

• In a conservation area (Nympsfield)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 32 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
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

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

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Nuclear 16% · Solar 15% · Wind 14%

199 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 · 2 pharmacies in GL10

• The Willow Tree Practice
• Stonehouse Health Clinic
• Improved Access Stroud

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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  Nympsfield · 0.5 km

  Nympsfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is located around 4 mi (6.4 km) south-west of the town of Stroud. As well as Nympsfield village, the parish contains the hamlet of…

• Easter Park Farm Quarry · 1.0 km

  Easter Park Farm Quarry is a 0.15-hectare (0.37-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005,…

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  Nympsfield Long Barrow · 1.1 km

  The Nympsfield Long Barrow is the remains of a Neolithic burial site or barrow, located close to the village of Nympsfield in Gloucestershire, South West England.

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  Coaley Peak · 1.2 km

  Coaley Peak is a picnic site and viewpoint in the English county of Gloucestershire.

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  Woodchester Park SSSI · 1.2 km

  Woodchester Park is a 214.9-hectare (531-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966. The park grounds are owned and maintained by the National Trust, with Woodchester Man…

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  Uley Long Barrow · 1.2 km

  The Uley Long Barrow, also known locally as Hetty Pegler's Tump, is a Neolithic burial mound near the village of Uley, Gloucestershire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)