Stroud

10°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:38

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US 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)

217 food businesses within 2 miles

• 193 rated 4–5 ★ (172 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stroud (1.5 km)
• 63 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 (1.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (9.4 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Gyms3
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds9

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 228 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

Green (minority)

• Lab 16
• Con 6
• LD 2
• Grn 24
• Oth 2

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés49

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,545 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

362 jobs advertised · £35,422 avg

e.g. Care Coordinator, Field Sales Executive, Team Leader Care Nights

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

13 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in GL5

• Rowcroft Medical Centre
• Beeches Green Surgery
• Five Valleys Medical Practice

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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  Church of All Saints, Stroud · 0.7 km

  The 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…

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  Stroud General Hospital · 1.0 km

  Stroud General Hospital is a health facility in Trinity Road in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It is managed by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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  Hawkwood College · 1.0 km

  Hawkwood 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…

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  Stroud District · 1.1 km

  Stroud 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…

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  Blackboy Clock · 1.1 km

  The 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.

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  Old Town Hall, Stroud · 1.2 km

  The 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)