Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:49 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:12 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,409 residentsin the Cirencester East & Stratton census areaMedian age 44.83,530 households70% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,275 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 55% go by car, 12% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C856 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesCirencester Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 57 haHome Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 17 haSt Michael's Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haKingshill Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 9 haCotswold Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miCotswold Country Park and Beachpark · 4.7 mi · 56 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200041 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,656 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCirencester Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryWorking Age Adults6 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyG. Horton Limited5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistGloucester Street Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryStratton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPowell's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 421 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCirencester Deer Park Schoolages 11-16, 1,020 pupils1.5 miCollegeCirencester College1.5 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS40 miRailway stationKemble4.4 miBus stationBus StationNailsworth11 miFerrySharpness Old Docks22 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL7 postcode district.
