Painswick
Painswick is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 1,762. It has around 1 pharmacy, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stroud, 5 km away. There was around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Painswick 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
7°CCloudy
- Today: 10° / 6° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:36
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, 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
28 food businesses within 2 miles
- 24 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stroud (5.0 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stroud (5.0 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: 156.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8.9 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: The Painswick Kemps Lane (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools16
- Sports pitches23
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
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
- In a conservation area (Painswick)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 291 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
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Conservative
North Cotswolds
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,545 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £29,194 avg
e.g. Fitness Instructor, Host, Support Worker
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
58% low-carbon electricity
Gas 37% · Wind 28% · Nuclear 25% · Imports 6%
151 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 North Cotswolds:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks370 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing327 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills197 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases184 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Painswick · 0.0 kmPainswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's yew trees and the local Painswick…
Painswick Town Hall · 0.0 kmPainswick Town Hall is a municipal building in Victoria Square, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. The building, which is used as an events venue and also as the offices of Painswick Parish Council, is a Grade II li…
Beacon House · 0.1 kmBeacon House is a grade I listed townhouse at New Street, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England.
- Court House, Painswick · 0.2 km
The Court House is a grade I listed house in Hale Lane, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, within the Cotswolds.
Painswick House · 0.8 kmPainswick House is a Neoclassical country house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. It was built c.1737 for Charles Hyett by the architect John Strahan. It was extended in the 19th century by George Basevi for Wil…
Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill · 1.5 kmBull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill is a 42.33-hectare (104.6-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Lo…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Painswick?
- Painswick is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Stroud local authority.
- What is the population of Painswick?
- Painswick has an approximate settlement population of 1,762.
- How deprived is Painswick?
- The Stroud local authority, which includes Painswick, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.