# Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale

North east Cotswold. 9,555 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 153 square kilometres.

Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale, Cotswold: 9,555 people (mid-2024); median sale price £485,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02004617. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £485,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale was £485,000 in 2025. Joint 1,068th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/bourton-on-the-water-and-vale#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,511** (2021). Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale had 9,511 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,600th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/bourton-on-the-water-and-vale#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/bourton-on-the-water-and-vale#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.2%** (January 2026). In Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale, 77.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/bourton-on-the-water-and-vale#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004617) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004617) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 141 homes were sold in Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004617) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale had 9,511 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02004617) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cotswold. The outline is Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale.

## Recorded crime in Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale


Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.

## How Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £485,000 | 4th most expensive | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2025 |
| Population | 9,511 | 3rd most populated | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 77.2% | 5th highest | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale?

Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale had 9,511 usual residents at the census.
Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale is the 1,600th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cotswold

These figures are published for the whole of Cotswold, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cotswold and not Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale alone. [See Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold)

- **Average house price: £426,296** (August 2026). Cotswold’s average house price was £426,296 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,267** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cotswold earned a median of £41,267 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 115th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.3×** (2025). A home in Cotswold costs 10.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 44th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.1** (2025). Cotswold has a deprivation score of 12.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 48th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale was £485,000 in 2025.
Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale had 9,511 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale, 77.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004617
- Ward: [Bourton Village †](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/ward/bourton-village)
- Constituency: [North Cotswolds †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds)
- Council: [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 153 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,555*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 31

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Moreton & Stow-on-the-Wold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/moreton-and-stow-on-the-wold), [Winchcombe & Washbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury/winchcombe-and-washbourne), [Northleach, Coln Valley & Ampneys](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/northleach-coln-valley-and-ampneys), [Sandywell, Ermin & Chedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/sandywell-ermin-and-chedworth), [Chadlington & Wychwoods](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/chadlington-and-wychwoods)

## Latest updates for Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004617

## How to cite

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