Stroud
Stroud is a town in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 60,155. It has 1 school, 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, and around 20 restaurants and cafés, along with 83 bus stops and Stroud railway station 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £422,383. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stroud area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stroud area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). 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 33rd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 16° · 84% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:30
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
161 reported road collisions (2024)
41 killed or seriously injured · 214 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
218 food businesses within 2 miles
- 193 rated 4–5 ★ (172 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stroud (1.5 km)
- 63 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stroud (1.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£355,953 average▲ 6.4% YoY
Across Stroud · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,040 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £743
- 2 bed £960
- 3 bed £1,176
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.7p · Asda (9.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (9.4 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Stroud, Gloc Police (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds9
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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 279 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
70inspected 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
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
- 227 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
175 applications decided
89.1% granted · 156 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Green (minority)
- Lab 17
- Con 6
- LD 1
- Grn 24
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés49
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
525 jobs advertised · £36,246 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£772 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% 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
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.1 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stroud:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership546 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks477 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership429 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office289 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s274 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Church of All Saints, Stroud · 0.7 kmThe Church of All Saints is a Church of England parish church in the Uplands area of Stroud, Gloucestershire. The church is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Temple Moore in the Gothic Revival style and wa…
Stroud General Hospital · 1.0 kmStroud General Hospital is a health facility in Trinity Road in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It is managed by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Hawkwood College · 1.0 kmHawkwood Centre for Future Thinking is a registered charity and independent centre for education in a 19th-century Grade II listed building, on 42 acres (17 ha) of grounds, including gardens, pastures, woodland and a…
Stroud District · 1.1 kmStroud District is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, it is due to be abolished on 31 March 2028 and replaced by a new Countywide Unitary Council. All future elections, including byelections, are…
Blackboy Clock · 1.1 kmThe Blackboy Clock is a clock in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It is a jacquemart, incorporating a figurine of a black boy with a club that strikes the hours.
Old Town Hall, Stroud · 1.2 kmThe Old Town Hall is a municipal building in The Shambles, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Stroud Urban District Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stroud?
- Stroud is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Stroud local authority.
- What is the population of Stroud?
- Stroud has an approximate settlement population of 60,155.
- How deprived is Stroud?
- The Stroud local authority, which includes Stroud, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.