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About

The Cotswold district lies in Gloucestershire in South West England and covers a large swathe of the Cotswold Hills and adjacent lowland. The district contains sections of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is underlain by Jurassic limestone that gives many villages their honey-coloured stone. Cirencester is the administrative centre, with visible Roman remains such as the amphitheatre and the Corinium Museum's Romano-British collections. Near Kemble the spring known as Thames Head is often cited as the source of the River Thames.

Market towns in the district include Tetbury, Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden and Fairford, with regular markets and historic market houses linked to the medieval wool trade. RAF Fairford on the eastern side of the district is a long-standing airbase and hosts the Royal International Air Tattoo. Public footpaths and lanes link villages and commons, and local land use mixes pasture, arable fields and managed woodlands. District services and planning are provided by Cotswold District Council, based in Cirencester.

Area overview

On average Cotswold has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 43 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 13.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Cotswold is £58,651 per year. There are 57 schools in Cotswold: 44 primary (3 Outstanding and 30 Good) and 6 secondary (2 Outstanding and 3 Good). Cotswold is home to around 90,832 people, with a population density of about 78.0 per km2.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
43
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
13.3%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Cotswold Population
90,832
Population density
78 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
20.7(-37%)
Anti-social behaviour
12.51(-17%)
Other theft
4.32(-23%)
Public order
3.83(-42%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.66(-44%)
South West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
83,545
91.98%
Other White
3,202
3.53%
Irish
635
0.7%
White and Asian (mixed)
493
0.54%
Other Asian
465
0.51%
Total population: 90,830

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
30,370
39.8%
Level 3 (A level)
12,575
16.48%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
10,640
13.94%
No qualifications
10,439
13.68%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
6,768
8.87%
Total 16+ residents: 76,315

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
16,177
39.85%
Owns with a mortgage
10,260
25.27%
Private landlord or letting agency
5,592
13.77%
Other social rented
5,557
13.69%
Other forms of private rent
1,457
3.59%
Total households: 40,597

Property prices in Cotswold

Based on 1,177 recent sales, the median property price is £450,000 in Cotswold area, with individual transactions ranging from £66,500 up to £9,200,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Cotswold in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Cotswold over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached463£650,000
Flats104£211,250
Semi-Detached301£395,000
Terraced309£355,000

10 years median price trend in Cotswold

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Cotswold.

All wards in Cotswold

Abbey

Blockley

Bourton Vale

Bourton Village

Campden & Vale

Chedworth & Churn Valley

Chesterton

Coln Valley

Ermin

Fairford North

Fosseridge

Four Acres

Grumbolds Ash with Avening

Kemble

Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South

Moreton East

Moreton West

New Mills

Northleach

Sandywell

Siddington & Cerney Rural

South Cerney Village

St Michael's

Stow

Stratton

Tetbury East & Rural

Tetbury Town

Tetbury with Upton

The Ampneys & Hampton

The Beeches

The Rissingtons

Watermoor

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/01/2026.