Whiteway
Whiteway is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It has 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whiteway 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°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 18° / 9° · 10% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:39
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US 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
6 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stroud (8.7 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: 155.7p · Asda (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 176.7p · Asda (11.1 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Elkstone Farm Shop (4.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches2
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
- 13 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:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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
Local businesses
6,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
86 jobs advertised · £40,799 avg
e.g. MOT Tester, TIG Welder, Become a German Tutor in Whiteway – Flexible & Remote
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
83% low-carbon electricity
Wind 28% · Solar 26% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 10%
52 gCO₂/kWh · 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
Whiteway Colony · 0.4 kmWhiteway Colony is a residential community in the Cotswolds in the parish of Miserden near Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. The community was founded in 1898 by Tolstoyans and today has no spare land available…
The Camp, Gloucestershire · 1.2 kmThe Camp is a hamlet in the south of Gloucestershire, approximately 10 miles south of Cheltenham and 5 miles north-east of Stroud. It is in the parish of Miserden, a village about 2 miles east of The Camp.
Brimpsfield · 1.6 kmBrimpsfield is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.
Miserden · 1.8 kmMiserden is a village and civil parish in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, 4 mi (6.4 km) north east of Stroud. The parish includes Whiteway Colony and the hamlets of Sudgrove and The Camp. In the 2001 census…
Workmans Wood, Sheepscombe · 1.8 kmWorkmans Wood is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest being part of the Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods SSSI.…
- Rough Bank, Miserden · 2.0 km
Rough Bank, Miserden is a 9.2-hectare (23-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986. It was purchased by the wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation in 2012.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whiteway?
- Whiteway is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Stroud local authority.
- How deprived is Whiteway?
- The Stroud local authority, which includes Whiteway, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.