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This village in Gloucestershire, South West has a population of 1,069. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 12% of commuters.
Frampton on Severn’s strongest is schools (A+): primary results beat 95% of towns in England. It also does well on health (B+) — life expectancy 80 for men, 83.4 for women. Where it falls short is hazard risk (D−): 16.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Cost of living is weaker too: a typical home costs £445,000 and rent runs £1,041 a month.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Frampton on Severn has its subject grades alone.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Frampton on Severn 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 Frampton on Severn is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Frampton on Severn’s built-up area.
39% 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 Frampton on Severn.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 39% of the housing. Frampton on Severn’s listed buildings include the Barn at Manor Farm, Grade I. Historic England’s list names 66 listed buildings here: 3 Grade I, 3 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 64% of the town’s land, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: nearly three quarters of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Lakefield CofE Primary School’s results beat just over four in five schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakefield CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 217 | A− |
One GP practice serves the town. At the census, just over four fifths of people in Frampton on Severn called their health good or very good, below Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The nearest A&E to Frampton on Severn is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 8.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Frampton on Severn | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
One in ten commuters who live in Frampton on Severn also work there. The car took 87% of commuters, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.9% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Home ownership stands at 70% of households. Behind the median of £445,000: 30 standard sales inside Frampton on Severn’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. 16% live in social housing, between Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £583,000 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £353,750 | 10 |
| Terraced | £252,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 27.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (22.9) and England’s towns (22). 16 crimes and 5 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Frampton on Severn’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Also worth knowing: among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Frampton on Severn has more crime per resident than four fifths of them.
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 15-to-24 age group: 9.7%, below Gloucestershire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. At 50.3, the median resident of Frampton on Severn sits in the middle of the age range. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Frampton on Severn | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 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 on Severn. Best known first.
Historic houseHardwicke Court4.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumScott House Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionToad Hall2.6 km outside town, to the southwestWildlife parkWildlife parkSlimbridge Wetland Centre2.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionArctic Adventure2.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionMission Possible2.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frampton on Severn | 1,069 | — | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Eastington | 1,218 | 2.5 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Stonehouse | 8,302 | 3.9 | B− | B | C− | C |
| Newnham | 1,054 | 4.2 | — | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 21,125 | 4.7 | B | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley | 3,584 | 4.8 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Blakeney | 1,303 | 5 | — | B | C+ | C+ |
| Cam | 7,730 | 5.2 | B− | B | B− | B |
Eastington, Newnham and Blakeney have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary results beat 95% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Gloucestershire council.
That is 25.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Barn at Manor Farm.
Police recorded 16 crimes inside Frampton on Severn’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 69% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Frampton on Severn is a built-up area of 1,069 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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