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Home to 8,302 people, this town lies in Gloucestershire, South West.
Stonehouse’s weakest is safety: police record 38.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 11.6 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 82%. Where it does best is schools (B+): primary results beat 30% of towns in England; secondary results beat 98% of towns in England. It takes 5.7 years of household income in the Stroud council area to buy the median home, at £325,000. Walkability is another plus — 17% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, better than 45% of UK towns. That places it #32 of 48 in Gloucestershire.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 2 things Stonehouse 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 Stonehouse is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 70 buildings inside Stonehouse’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*.
13% 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 Stonehouse.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 260 recorded crimes inside Stonehouse’s built-up area, and 36 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 13.3 reports per 1,000, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 58% of recorded crime.
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.
Secondary results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 59.5, with 70% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 1,235 pupils attend Stonehouse’s three primaries and one secondary. At the 11 primary schools within 3 km, 58% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Oldbury Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 242 | – |
| Maidenhill SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 714 | B |
The nearest A&E to Stonehouse is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 8.5 miles away. At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, above Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Life expectancy here is 83.2 for women and 78 for men (2019–23). 3 GP practices serve the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Stonehouse | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). Stonehouse has 84 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 81% of commuters, above Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. About 26% of its commuters stay in Stonehouse for work. Jobs per working resident: 2.1.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
480 standard sales inside Stonehouse’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £325,000. Private rents average £1,041 a month across the Stroud council area. 17% live in social housing, higher than Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and near England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £442,000 | 198 |
| Semi-detached | £302,500 | 142 |
| Terraced | £256,500 | 116 |
| Flat or maisonette | £168,750 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The age that splits Stonehouse in two is 43.8. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stonehouse | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 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 Stonehouse. Best known first.
Historic houseWoodchester Mansion3.2 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseHardwicke Court4.3 km outside town, to the northPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustWoodchester Park3.6 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustTinkley Gate3.8 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCoaley Peak3.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Museum in the Park3.3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
70 listed buildings in Stonehouse.
Church of St Cyr: Photo: Robin Poitou · CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gatehouse at Bonds Mill: Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nutshell Bridge: Photo: Keble6 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nutshell Cottage: Photo: Keble6 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4 notable people were born in Stonehouse.
Charles Wilkins: Daniel Rees, Public domain · George Nayler: Print by Edward Scriven, after Sir William Beechey., Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehouse | 8,302 | — | B− | B | C− | C |
| Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley | 3,584 | 1.3 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Eastington | 1,218 | 1.7 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Whiteshill and Randwick | 1,442 | 2.3 | — | C | A | B− |
| Stroud | 26,073 | 2.5 | B | B | D | B− |
| Amberley | 1,300 | 3.6 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Frampton on Severn | 1,069 | 3.9 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Nailsworth | 5,657 | 4.3 | B+ | B− | C | B |
Eastington, Whiteshill and Randwick, Amberley and Frampton on Severn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Burglary was rare, with 7 reports in the year.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse is a built-up area of 8,302 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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