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Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge is a town in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 5,627. It has 29 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £479,357. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wotton-under-Edge 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
The Cotswolds
Police force
Gloucestershire
67/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 33rd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% of them.

Low crime76
Home affordability39
Affordable rents54
Good schools63
Life expectancy83
Low deprivation88
Employment86
Low council tax34

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

17°CCloudy

  • Today: 21° / 12° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:35

12h 59m 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

No street-level crime recorded here.

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

44 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 42 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cam & Dursley (9.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£355,953 average 6.4% YoY

Across Stroud · to 2026-06

Detached£562,652
Semi-detached£342,077
Terraced£287,468
Flat£166,368

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: 158.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (11.3 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Knapp Road (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools11
  • Sports pitches35
  • Playgrounds4

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)

A £1,661
B £1,938
C £2,215
D £2,491
E £3,045
F £3,599
G £4,152
H £4,983

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
  • 228 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

Dr Simon Opher

Labour

Stroud

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens42
  • Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,470 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

242 jobs advertised · £37,908 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Kitchen Assistant

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

30% low-carbon electricity

Gas 66% · Nuclear 13% · Wind 11% · Imports 4%

263 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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 Stroud:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Ancient Ram Inn · 0.6 km

    The Ancient Ram Inn is a Grade II* listed building and a former pub located in Wotton-under-Edge, a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. This inn was said to have also been owned by the…

  • Wotton-under-Edge · 0.7 km

    Wotton-under-Edge is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Near the southern fringe of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes through the town. In 20…

  • St Mary the Virgin, Wotton-under-Edge · 0.8 km

    St Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of the town of Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire. It is a Grade I listed building. St Mary's was consecrated on 19 August 1283 by Bishop of Worcester, Godfr…

  • Wotton Electric Picture House · 0.8 km

    Wotton Electric Picture House is a cinema in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England. The cinema hosts one screen, with a laser projector.

  • Wotton-under-Edge Town Hall · 0.8 km

    Wotton-under-Edge Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which operates as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Wotton under Edge Friary · 0.8 km

    Wotton under Edge Friary was a friary of the Crutched Friars in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wotton-under-Edge?
Wotton-under-Edge is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the Stroud local authority.
What is the population of Wotton-under-Edge?
Wotton-under-Edge has an approximate settlement population of 5,627.
How deprived is Wotton-under-Edge?
The Stroud local authority, which includes Wotton-under-Edge, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.