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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 low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 40 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 53% below the South West average of 85 per 1,000. 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 50 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 per km².

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
40
Deprivation level
4/10
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
19.22(-42%)
Anti-social behaviour
12.03(-19%)
Other theft
4.12(-27%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.93(-39%)
Shoplifting
3.73(-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

Median price£435,750
Price per sq ft£406
Sales (last 12 months)1,202
Typical range (middle 50%)£324K – £654K

Based on 1,202 recent sales, the median property price is £435,750 (about £406 per square foot) in Cotswold area, with individual transactions ranging from £69,000 up to £6,000,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Cotswold over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached473£650,000£438
Semi-Detached306£400,000£405
Terraced312£341,250£386
Flats111£205,000£318

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Cotswold

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Cotswold.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£460,000£183,475£290,000£265,000
2017£499,950£230,000£290,000£271,000
2018£495,000£200,000£300,000£275,000
2019£500,000£200,000£310,000£268,625
2020£533,000£210,000£340,500£292,501
2021£575,000£200,000£350,000£316,500
2022£655,000£225,000£390,000£345,000
2023£680,000£239,000£392,500£350,000
2024£680,000£235,750£400,000£345,000
2025£660,000£207,000£395,000£345,000
2026£646,250£197,500£407,000£345,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Cotswold.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Cotswold.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£320£265£302£295
2017£331£302£302£306
2018£335£283£322£313
2019£342£289£320£310
2020£355£297£329£323
2021£379£310£344£344
2022£426£314£396£376
2023£433£342£394£383
2024£440£347£405£370
2025£432£327£404£384
2026£438£319£405£380
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Cotswold.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

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

Frequently asked questions about Cotswold

Is Cotswold safe?

Cotswold records about 40 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

Which is the safest ward in Cotswold?

Among the 28 wards of Cotswold, The Rissingtons has the lowest crime rate, with about 28 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Cotswold average is 40 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.

What is the average house price in Cotswold?

The median sale price in Cotswold is £435,750 (about £406 per square foot) based on 1,202 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Cotswold?

Cotswold has 44 primary schools (3 rated Outstanding, 30 Good) and 6 secondary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 3 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Cotswold?

Cotswold scores 4 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Cotswold sits around rank 23,034 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Cotswold?

The average household income in Cotswold is around £58,651 per year, and 13% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

Who are the MPs for Cotswold?

Cotswold spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by North Cotswolds: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative and Unionist Party) and South Cotswolds: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrats).

GL7 1FP

Tetbury Road

GL7 1HN

Cricklade Street

GL7 1QA

Castle Street

GL7 1EA

Admirals Walk

GL7 1JH

Ashcroft Road

GL7 1QH

Castle Street

GL7 1XU

Chesterton Park

GL53 9NF

Cirencester Road

GL7 0AE

Somerford Road

GL7 5RD

Aaron Road

GL7 5DW

Station Road

GL7 5TG

Kingfisher Place

GL7 1NH

Bridge Close

GL54 2EP

Station Road

GL7 5FP

Spine Road (East)

GL7 4FG

Cirencester Road

GL7 1PD

Siddington Road

GL7 1AA

Love Lane

GL7 1GL

Bishop Mews

GL7 5PP

Kingshill Lane

GL56 9JR

Station Road

GL54 2EW

Roman Way

GL7 3AA

Market Place

GL54 2AZ

High Street

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.