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Poulton

Poulton is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 408. There are 6 bus stops in the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Poulton 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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 49% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:31

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

No street-level crime recorded here.

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

10 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kemble (11.9 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 (7.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Asda (8 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: The Gateway Cafe (4.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds1

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

  • In a conservation area (Poulton Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 50 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

  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,750 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

17 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Vacancy: End of Lease Cleaners, Property Reset Cleaners, Property End of Tenancy Cleaners

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

72% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Solar 24% · Imports 20% · Gas 8%

49 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

  • Poulton, Gloucestershire · 0.4 km

    Poulton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire, approximately 24 miles (39 km) to the south-east of Gloucester. It lies in the south of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Bea…

  • Poulton Priory · 0.9 km

    Poulton Priory or the Priory of St Mary was a Gilbertine priory in Poulton, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded as a chantry chapel in 1337 by Sir Thomas Seymour and became a house of Gilbertine canons in 1350. F…

  • Red Lion, Ampney St Peter · 1.3 km

    The Red Lion is a Grade II listed pub in Ampney St Peter, Gloucestershire, GL7 5SL.

  • Ampney St Mary · 1.6 km

    Ampney St Mary is a small village and civil parish in the Cotswolds, part of the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 54, increasing to 218 at the…

  • Church of St Mary the Virgin, Meysey Hampton · 1.9 km

    The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire. It is in the Diocese of Gloucester and the archdeaconry of Cheltenham, and a Grade II* listed building.

  • Ampney St Peter · 1.9 km

    Ampney St Peter is a small village and civil parish in the Cotswolds and part of the Cotswold local government district in Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2014 mid year estimate, the parish had a population…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Poulton?
Poulton is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Cotswold local authority.
What is the population of Poulton?
Poulton has an approximate settlement population of 408.
How deprived is Poulton?
The Cotswold local authority, which includes Poulton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.