# Fairford & Lechlade South east Cotswold. 9,315 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 66 square kilometres. Fairford & Lechlade had 9,264 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Fairford & Lechlade was £473,500 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02004623. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £473,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Fairford & Lechlade was £473,500 in 2025. Joint 1,175th 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/fairford-and-lechlade#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,264** (2021). Fairford & Lechlade had 9,264 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,843rd 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/fairford-and-lechlade#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in Fairford & Lechlade 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/fairford-and-lechlade#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 55.2%** (January 2026). In Fairford & Lechlade, 55.2% 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/fairford-and-lechlade#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02004623) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 48% of people in Fairford & Lechlade 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=E02004623) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 126 homes were sold in Fairford & Lechlade in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02004623) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Fairford & Lechlade had 9,264 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02004623) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cotswold. The outline is Fairford & Lechlade. ## Recorded crime in Fairford & Lechlade Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. ## How Fairford & Lechlade compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Fairford & Lechlade | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £473,500 | 6th most expensive | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2025 | | Population | 9,264 | 4th most populated | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 48% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 55.2% | lowest | 11 middle areas, Cotswold · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Fairford & Lechlade? Fairford & Lechlade had 9,264 usual residents at the census. Fairford & Lechlade is the joint 1,843rd 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 Fairford & Lechlade 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. ## Fairford & Lechlade in brief The median price paid for a home in Fairford & Lechlade was £473,500 in 2025. Fairford & Lechlade had 9,264 usual residents at the census. About 48% of people in Fairford & Lechlade live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Fairford & Lechlade, 55.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02004623 - Ward: [Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South †](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/ward/lechlade-kempsford-and-fairford-south) - Constituency: [South Cotswolds †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-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: 65.51 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,315* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 32 * 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 [Northleach, Coln Valley & Ampneys](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/northleach-coln-valley-and-ampneys), [Burford & Brize Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/burford-and-brize-norton), [Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/broad-blunsdon-south-marston-and-wanborough), [Cricklade & Ashton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/cricklade-and-ashton-keynes), [Highworth](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon/highworth), [Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/shrivenham-watchfield-and-uffington) ## Latest updates for Fairford & Lechlade - 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. 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