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Home to 7,730 people, this town lies in Gloucestershire, South West.
The weak point is schools: primary results beat nearly one in ten towns in England; secondary results beat 43% of towns in England. Cam grades B− overall, better than 46% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #31 of 48 in Gloucestershire. It is hard to get around without a car: 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Cost of living is its strong suit — a typical home costs £320,000 and rent runs £1,041 a month. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B for health, C+ for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Cam does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Cam is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 55 buildings inside Cam’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cam. Best known first.
Historic houseOwlpen Manor4 km outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCoaley Peak3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumDursley Heritage Centre900 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionFlamingo Lagoon3.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionCaribbean Flamingos3.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMission Possible3.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cam.
15% are under 15, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. The middle age in Cam is 49.2. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cam | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is one of its 4 schools, and why it was picked. Between them, four primaries teach 744 pupils in Cam. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 44.8, with 43% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Everlands Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.4 jobs in Cam for each resident in work. 87% of commuters drove, above Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The average household earns £53K a year before tax. About 13% of its commuters stay in Cam for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
73% of households own their home, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%). The £320,000 median rests on 419 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Social renters account for 16% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £420,000 | 177 |
| Semi-detached | £295,000 | 156 |
| Terraced | £255,000 | 65 |
| Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Just over four fifths of Cam’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The nearest A&E to Cam is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 13 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 90% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Women here live to 84.3 on average and men to 82.2 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Cam | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures 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.
Cam’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of St George, Grade I. 8% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 5 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Of all the crimes, 54% were violence and sexual offences. 134 crimes and 30 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Cam’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime runs at 25.4 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
55 listed buildings in Cam, 1 of them Grade I.
Congregational Chapel: Photo: Torchbearer-Ted · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Church of St Bartholomew: Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam | 7,730 | — | B− | B | B− | B |
| Dursley | 7,935 | 1.3 | C | B+ | C+ | C |
| Eastington | 1,218 | 3.8 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Berkeley | 2,250 | 3.8 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley | 3,584 | 4.4 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Sharpness | 1,237 | 4.4 | — | A− | C− | C+ |
| Wotton-under-Edge | 4,966 | 4.5 | A− | C+ | B | A− |
| Stonehouse | 8,302 | 5 | B− | B | C− | C |
Eastington, Berkeley and Sharpness have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of St George.
GCSE results trail 58% of towns in England, and primary results trail 91% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Cam is a built-up area of 7,730 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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