Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 964 residents, it is a village in Gloucestershire, South West.
Bisley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. Pre-1919 homes make up nearly half of the housing. The median sale price is £476,500.
The 3 things Bisley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Bisley’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bisley.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 92% of commuters, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted just over half of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
63% of pupils at the 5 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 47.3, and just over two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 60 | C+ |
Social renters account for 8% of households. 17% rent privately, near Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and lower than England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,041 a month across the Stroud council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £752,500 | 22 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 50% of the total. Burglary and damage came to 3.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (8.1) and England’s towns (9.4). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 2 crimes inside Bisley’s built-up area.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Seeing a GP means leaving Bisley: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Bisley is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 8.7 miles away. At the census, 4.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2021 | Bisley | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 66 listed buildings in Bisley: 9 Grade II*. Nearly half of its homes were built before 1919, above Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. The town has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
7.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Under 15: 16% of residents. The middle age in Bisley is 51.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bisley | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bisley. Best known first.
3 notable people were born in Bisley.
Nathaniel Bliss: unknown (British School), Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisley | 964 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chalford | 6,665 | 1.9 | A | B− | A | A |
| Painswick | 1,833 | 3.1 | — | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Brimscombe and Thrupp | 2,187 | 3.1 | — | B− | B− | A |
| Stroud | 26,073 | 3.7 | B | B | D | B− |
| Minchinhampton | 3,412 | 4 | A− | C | B+ | A |
| Whiteshill and Randwick | 1,442 | 4.2 | — | C | A | B− |
| Amberley | 1,300 | 4.4 | — | C | A+ | A |
Painswick, Brimscombe and Thrupp, Whiteshill and Randwick and Amberley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 28.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: terraced houses £325,000 and detached houses £752,500.
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Bisley is a built-up area of 964 people, in the Stroud council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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