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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL5
Telephone code01453
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:50 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,348 residentsin the Stroud Town census areaMedian age 44.95,362 households62% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright17% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,824 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C900 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Mayor's Poollake · 1.7 miRodborough Hillhill · 1.0 miWickridge Hillhill · 1.2 miMill Pondpond · under a mileToadsmoor Valleyvalley · 2.2 miPainswick Valleyvalley · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBank Gardenspark · within reachStratford Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haPark Gardenspark · under a mileFromehall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSummer Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileVictory Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200045 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202527 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeavers Croft Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryFive Valleys Medical Practice13 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryThe Rosary Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 135 pupilsright herePrimaryStroud Valley Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 252 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStroud High Schoolages 11-18, 1,144 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud Collegeunder a mileUniversityRoyal Agricultural University9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationStroud (Glos)under a mileBus stationBus StationNailsworth3.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks11 miBus stops177 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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