Stroud

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
121,104
Households
52,379
Crime
Not available

Estimated population, mid-2025: 126,418 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

52,379
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Least deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
Not available
Crime
£340,000
Median property price · Stroud · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,469 sales
£1,047
Average rent, September 2026
4,190
Postcodes

Sold prices in Stroud

England & Wales
Property sales · Stroud
HM Land Registry · Stroud
Average price
£396,820
Median price: £340,000
Median +1.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,469 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 33 sales · avg £337,221
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£425k£381k£337k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Stroud

England & Wales

Crime data not available: Gloucestershire Constabulary hasn't supplied data to police.uk for Feb–Aug 2026.

Demographics in Stroud

Ethnicity

Total residents: 121,104
White Brit.92.4%
Other White3.2%
White & Asian0.6%
White Irish0.6%
White & Black Caribbean0.5%
+ 14 other groups · 2.7%

Religion

Total residents: 121,104
Christian47.5%
No religion44.1%
Not answered6.5%
Other religion0.7%
Buddhist0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 121,103
50–6422.6%
35–4918.2%
65–7412.5%
25–3410.4%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%

Households

Total households: 52,379
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
One person: aged 66+14.6%
One person: other14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Single family household, all members 66+12.4%
+ 9 other households · 30.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Stroud

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 7.27 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.27 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Stroud

4% of postcodes (162 of 4190) are in Flood Zone 3 and 2% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3162 (4%)
  • Zone 267 (2%)
  • Zone 13,961 (95%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Stroud

Stonehouse is a 25-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.0 km

  • Stonehouse

    Rail

    2.0 km
  • Stroud (Glos)

    Rail

    4.0 km
  • Cam & Dursley

    Rail

    6.2 km
  • Sharpness Old Docks

    Ferry

    14.5 km
  • Stonehouse - Post Office

    Coach

    2.0 km
  • Nailsworth Bus Station

    Coach

    5.2 km
  • Dursley Bus Station

    Coach

    8.0 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Ferry, Coach

Amenities in Stroud

GPs make up most of the mapped places

19 GPs · 10 Libraries · 8 Museums · 40 in all

  • GPs19
  • Libraries10
  • Museums8
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Stroud

Average rent, September 2026

£1,047/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£747
1 bed
£966
2 bed
£1,184
3 bed
£1,668
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Gloucestershire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Stroud is the district council. School applications go through Gloucestershire.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

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Schools in Stroud

Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in StroudFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Stroud

Coordinates51.7289, -2.2712
Postcodes
4,190
Census 2021
121,104

Estimated population, mid-2025: 126,418 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
52,379
Crime
Not available

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