Stroud: local statistics
Stroud is a district council area in the South West, home to an estimated 126,418 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Stroud, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The claimant count for Stroud stood at 1,595 in August 2026, or 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the South West: 2.7%). Twelve months before, it was 2.0%. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.6% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.5% in March 2023.
A typical home in Stroud cost £351,736 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 2.9% on a year before. That is the 5th highest of 26 in the South West; the average for the South West was £302,298. Prices are 38% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 9.1 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Stroud. That ratio is the 4th highest ratio of the 26 council areas in the South West.
An estimated 84.5% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Stroud were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.7 points), against 79.0% across the South West. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 77.2% to 88.8%.
Police recorded 6,200 crimes in Stroud in the year to March 2026, 49.0 for every 1,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of the 19 council areas in the South West. That compares with 49.5 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 64.0, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
The median full-time employee living in Stroud was paid £772.40 a week before tax in April 2025, or £38,608 over a year. That is 5.2% above the figure for the South West and the 8th highest of the 26 council areas in the South West. Jobs based in Stroud paid a median £721.30 a week, £51.10 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £525.10, so it has risen 47% before inflation.
126,418 people lived in Stroud in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 0.7% on mid-2024. That is 9,648 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.3%; the South West grew by 8.0% over the same years, 9th of 27 in the South West, counting from the fastest growth. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Life expectancy at birth in Stroud is 84.4 years for women and 80.8 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.4 years for women and +0.9 for men. It is mid-table in the South West, 11th of 26.
Average Band D council tax in Stroud is £2,491.36 for 2026-27, 5.1% more than in 2025-26. It is close to the middle of the 27 council areas in the South West (15th highest). In 2016-17 the figure was £1,609.54, so it has risen 55%.
In March 2026, 6,545 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Stroud, about the same as in 2016. There are 52 per 1,000 residents, the 10th highest of 27 in the South West.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 116,770 |
| 2016 | 117,213 |
| 2017 | 117,613 |
| 2018 | 118,172 |
| 2019 | 118,832 |
| 2020 | 119,511 |
| 2021 | 121,493 |
| 2022 | 123,185 |
| 2023 | 124,399 |
| 2024 | 125,507 |
| 2025 | 126,418 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £254,866 |
| July 2017 | £275,727 |
| July 2018 | £274,879 |
| July 2019 | £283,969 |
| July 2020 | £282,079 |
| July 2021 | £287,326 |
| July 2022 | £331,574 |
| July 2023 | £334,854 |
| July 2024 | £340,438 |
| July 2025 | £341,824 |
| July 2026 | £351,736 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £525.10 a week |
| 2016 | £529.00 a week |
| 2017 | £543.50 a week |
| 2018 | £548.30 a week |
| 2019 | £550.10 a week |
| 2020 | £549.70 a week |
| 2021 | £576.00 a week |
| 2022 | £660.90 a week |
| 2023 | £683.90 a week |
| 2024 | £700.10 a week |
| 2025 | £772.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,609.54 |
| 2017-18 | £1,667.41 |
| 2018-19 | £1,743.72 |
| 2019-20 | £1,840.18 |
| 2020-21 | £1,909.40 |
| 2021-22 | £1,992.93 |
| 2022-23 | £2,053.77 |
| 2023-24 | £2,154.98 |
| 2024-25 | £2,260.22 |
| 2025-26 | £2,369.37 |
| 2026-27 | £2,491.36 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 35.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 32.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 37.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 36.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 45.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 40.5 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 51.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 64.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 59.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 49.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 49.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 86.0% |
| 2016/17 | 88.5% |
| 2017/18 | 81.2% |
| 2018/19 | 85.0% |
| 2019/20 | 79.5% |
| 2020/21 | 80.8% |
| 2021/22 | 78.2% |
| 2022/23 | 84.0% |
| 2023/24 | 88.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77.2% |
| 2025/26 | 84.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.9 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.9 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.8 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,565 |
| 2017 | 6,685 |
| 2018 | 6,700 |
| 2019 | 6,710 |
| 2020 | 6,740 |
| 2021 | 6,580 |
| 2022 | 6,650 |
| 2023 | 6,570 |
| 2024 | 6,500 |
| 2025 | 6,470 |
| 2026 | 6,545 |
Questions about Stroud
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Stroud?
The ONS claimant count was 1,595 in August 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average house price in Stroud?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £351,736.
What is the crime rate in Stroud?
49.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average salary in Stroud?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Stroud was £772.40 a week in April 2025 (£38,608 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Stroud?
126,418 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is life expectancy in Stroud?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.8 years for men and 84.4 for women.
How much is Band D council tax in Stroud?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,491.36 for 2026-27.
Who has power over Stroud
Every body that makes decisions for Stroud, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Stroud council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Stroud in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- North Cotswolds: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) MP
- South Cotswolds: Dr Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Stroud: Dr Simon Opher (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South West
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · UK average house price · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the South West: Cheltenham · Exeter · Gloucester · Teignbridge · Tewkesbury · Torbay
Related questions
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