Stroud: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£555,216

Semi-detached

£338,168

Terraced

£284,605

Flat or maisonette

£164,299

First-time buyers

£288,451

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  104,101 in 1991 → 125,680 in 2024 (+20.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £197,468 in 2005 → £351,736 in 2026 (+78.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £432 in 2008 → £626 in 2025 (+44.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.4% in 2004 → 88.0% in 2023 (+13.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.6% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+25.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,930 in 1997 → £28,288 in 2024 (+137.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Stroud; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Employment rate · Economy & work88.0% (2023) · 6th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work9.9% (2023) · 6th lowest of 348
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills81.4% (2023) · 23rd highest of 348
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.0% (2025) · 34th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Business births · Economy & work8.0% (2024) · 343rd highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access99.3% (January 2026) · 302nd highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access56% (May 2024) · 260th highest of 318
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access80.8% (January 2026) · 282nd highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Gloucestershire, which includes Stroud.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.1 years · England 80.0 · 32nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.4 years · England 60.9 · 33rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.4 years · England 61.3 · 34th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)286.9 per 100k · England 321.0 · 44th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.3% · England 10.4 · 31st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.2% · England 64.6 · 80th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Gloucestershire, which includes Stroud.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.6% · England 68.3 · 69th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)48.7 score · England 46.0 · 38th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.4% · England 5.8 · 61st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.1% · England 19.8 · 42nd lowest of 153