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A town of 2,558 in Gloucestershire, South West.
Stratton grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 76% of UK towns, and #14 of 48 in Gloucestershire. Its strongest subject is safety (A): 9.7 violent and sexual offences and 6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £420,000, 7.1 years of area income; rent £1,252 a month.
Gloucestershire Police published 29 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Stratton 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 Stratton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Stratton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
10% 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 Stratton.
Reported offences in Stratton came to 20 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 6. For its size, Stratton records less crime per resident than 96% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. There were 3.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8). 40% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
Its one school is below. At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 57% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 56% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 49.9.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 191 | B− |
Social housing holds 4% of households, below Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private tenants account for one in ten households. 99 standard sales inside Stratton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £420,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £625,000 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £392,500 | 40 |
| Terraced | £311,625 | 20 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Stratton: the nearest practice is 1.2 miles away. At the census, 87% of people in Stratton called their health good or very good, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). 14% of residents in Stratton live with a disability. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Stratton is Cheltenham General Hospital, 11.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Stratton | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures 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 1 of them. Conservation areas cover 3% of Stratton’s land, about level with both Gloucestershire’s towns (9%) and England’s towns (7%). The town has 74 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 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, two in five workers worked mainly from home. 1.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (2.2%) and England’s towns (2.3%). The car carried 86% of commuters at the census. Of the commuters living in Stratton, 4% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. The age that splits Stratton in two is 49.4. Degrees are held by 42% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stratton | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 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 Stratton. Best known first.
Museum · English HeritageCorinium Museum1 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseCirencester Park1.1 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageCirencester Roman Amphitheatre1.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCirencester Air Raid Shelter1.3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
19 listed buildings in Stratton.
Stratton House Hotel: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Syrena House: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stratton Firs: Photo: Michael Dibb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 91, Cheltenham Road: Photo: Alan Rosevear · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton | 2,558 | — | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Cirencester | 17,715 | 1.4 | C+ | C | C | C+ |
| South Cerney | 3,998 | 4.5 | A− | C− | A | A |
| Ashton Keynes | 1,425 | 6.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Chalford | 6,665 | 7.8 | A | B− | A | A |
| Cricklade | 4,030 | 8 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
| Fairford | 4,240 | 8.5 | A | C− | A− | A− |
| Northleach | 1,997 | 9 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
Ashton Keynes and Northleach 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 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £420,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £311,625, semi-detached houses £392,500 and detached houses £625,000.
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Town in Gloucestershire, England
Stratton is a built-up area of 2,558 people, in the Cotswold 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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