Upton St Leonards
Upton St Leonards is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 2,000. It has around 1 pharmacy, around 1 supermarket, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 32 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gloucester, 4.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Upton St Leonards 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
21°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 11° · 35% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:32
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, 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
143 food businesses within 2 miles
- 135 rated 4–5 ★ (119 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gloucester (4.6 km)
- 32 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gloucester (4.5 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: 156.9p · Esso (5.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (5.6 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
49 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Gloucester (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds11
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
- 52 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
Your MP
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Conservative
North Cotswolds
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green (minority)
- Lab 17
- Con 6
- LD 1
- Grn 24
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens19
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £35,000 avg
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Upton St Leonards – Flexible Schedule, Bar & Waiting Staff
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
Grid electricity
97% low-carbon electricity
Wind 66% · Solar 15% · Nuclear 15% · Gas 3%
12 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
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 North Cotswolds:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership853 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need633 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing294 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Upton St Leonards · 0.2 km
Upton St Leonards is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. Forming part of the district of Stroud, it is a mile or so north of the A46 road between Stroud and Cheltenham.
Bondend · 0.4 kmBondend is a lane within the village of Upton St Leonards in Gloucestershire, England.
Matson, Gloucester · 1.4 kmMatson is a suburb of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.
Coopers Edge · 1.4 kmCoopers Edge is a residential suburb on the edge of Gloucester, England, about 3 miles (5 km) south-east of the city centre and 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Cheltenham. It was developed on land at Brockworth that was…
Hucclecote Meadows · 1.5 kmHucclecote Meadows is a 5.74-hectare (14.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest divided into two areas on each side of the M5 road in the Severn Vale, Gloucestershire. It was notified in 1984. The west…
Abbeydale and Abbeymead · 1.6 kmAbbeydale and Abbeymead are modern suburbs of the city of Gloucester in the county of Gloucestershire, England. They lie approximately 3 miles south-east of the city centre, and are bounded by the suburbs of Coney Hil…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upton St Leonards?
- Upton St Leonards is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Stroud local authority.
- How deprived is Upton St Leonards?
- The Stroud local authority, which includes Upton St Leonards, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.