Whiteshill and Randwick

20°CCloudy

• Today: 20° / 13° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:35

13h 0m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

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)

209 food businesses within 2 miles

• 185 rated 4–5 ★ (164 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stroud (2.5 km)
• 30 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£355,953 average▲ 6.4% YoY

Across Stroud · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 176.7p · Asda (6.8 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Stroud (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools11
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds4

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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 279 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stroud

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 80 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

175 applications decided

89.1% granted · 156 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dr Simon Opher

Labour

Stroud

Source: UK Parliament

Green (minority)

• Lab 17
• Con 6
• LD 1
• Grn 24
• Oth 2

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

• Schools4
• Parks & greens22
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,470 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 51% · Wind 17% · Solar 16% · Nuclear 12%

202 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.1 yrs 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

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

• 
  Whiteshill, Stroud · 0.4 km

  Whiteshill is a village in the Cotswolds, situated between Stroud and Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England and forms part of the Stroud urban area. The parish of Whiteshill and Ruscombe has a population of 1,175.

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  Randwick, Gloucestershire · 1.0 km

  Randwick is a village in the civil parish of Randwick and Westrip, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It borders the market town of Stroud. It is known locally for its folk traditions s…

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  Pitchcombe · 1.3 km

  Pitchcombe is a village and civil parish 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Gloucester, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 232. The parish touches Harescom…

• Archway School · 1.5 km

  Archway School is a comprehensive co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The headteacher is James Woollin.

• Stratford Park · 1.6 km

  Stratford Park is a green flag awarded area of Stroud in Gloucestershire, south west England. With a large park and lake, and a leisure centre complex, Stratford Park is a major tourist area for Stroud. It is locate…

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  Hawkwood College · 2.0 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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