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Some 14,969 people live in this town, in Gloucestershire, South West.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Work and incomes are strong: households earn a mean £68,183 a year, and 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The drawback is cost of living (D): the median home sold for £400,000, 6.6 years of area income. It also trails on walkability: 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #10 of 48 in Gloucestershire. That leaves it better than four fifths of UK towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B for hazard risk.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 41 buildings inside Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →41 listed buildings in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne.
Old Vicarage: Photo: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Peter: Photo: Steve F · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ring O Bells: Photo: Spelledwrongdotuk · CC0 · Coalpit Heath War Memorial: Photo: Spelledwrongdotuk · CC0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne.
Social housing holds one in ten households, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 82%. Private rents average £1,464 a month across the South Gloucestershire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £532,500 | 197 |
| Semi-detached | £380,000 | 241 |
| Terraced | £340,000 | 94 |
| Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 5 primary schools: 71% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School’s results beat 98% of schools in England like it. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Attainment 8 at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km averages 49.8, and 51% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watermore Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 399 | B+ |
| Winterbourne AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,741 | B+ |
| Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 295 | A+ |
The nearest A&E to Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne is Southmead Hospital, 5.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; just over four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 83% of people in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne called their health good or very good, close to Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and above England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly a third of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Working mainly from home: two in five workers, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). For every resident in work, Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne has 0.4 jobs. Of the commuters living locally, 10% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police figures for Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne’s built-up area: 610 crimes and 96 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. 51% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 4.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 12% of homes were built. Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne has 27 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 4 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.5% of the town. At 47.1, the median resident of Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, near Gloucestershire’s towns (34%) and higher than England’s towns (34%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 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 Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne. Best known first.
Historic houseActon Court2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAerospace Bristol4.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumGlenside Hospital Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustFrenchay Moor1.8 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkWest Country Water Park2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumFrenchay Village Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne is a built-up area of 14,969 people, in the South Gloucestershire 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 14,969 | — | A− | D | B | A− |
| Stoke Gifford | 13,477 | 2.7 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Yate | 28,352 | 2.9 | C+ | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Bradley Stoke | 25,194 | 2.9 | A− | C | B− | A− |
| Pucklechurch | 2,702 | 3.5 | B | C | B− | B |
| Chipping Sodbury | 8,026 | 3.8 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Filton | 10,955 | 3.9 | C | C− | D | C |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 160,280 | 4 | C+ | C | C− | C+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 89% of towns in England. Secondary results beat 72%.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £400,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £220,000, terraced houses £340,000, semi-detached houses £380,000 and detached houses £532,500.
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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