# Grumbolds Ash with Avening South west Cotswold. About 2,631 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 87 square kilometres. Grumbolds Ash with Avening had 2,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Ward. Code E05010708. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) ## Key figures - **Population: 2,627** (2021). Grumbolds Ash with Avening had 2,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 759th least populated of 8,397. 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/ward/grumbolds-ash-with-avening#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Grumbolds Ash with Avening 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/ward/grumbolds-ash-with-avening#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In Grumbolds Ash with Avening, 94.5% 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/ward/grumbolds-ash-with-avening#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 1.0%** (August 2026). In Grumbolds Ash with Avening, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/ward/grumbolds-ash-with-avening#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E05010708) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Grumbolds Ash with Avening live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E05010708) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cotswold. The outline is Grumbolds Ash with Avening. - [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E05010708) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Grumbolds Ash with Avening had 2,627 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E05010708) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cotswold. The outline is Grumbolds Ash with Avening. ## How Grumbolds Ash with Avening compares Each ward against every other ward the measure covers. | Measure | Grumbolds Ash with Avening | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 2,627 | 16th most populated | 32 wards, Cotswold · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 32 wards, Cotswold · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.5% | 5th highest | 32 wards, Cotswold · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 1.0% | joint 2nd lowest | 31 wards, Cotswold · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Grumbolds Ash with Avening? Grumbolds Ash with Avening had 2,627 usual residents at the census. Grumbolds Ash with Avening is the joint 759th least populated of 8,397 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Cotswold These figures are published for the whole of Cotswold, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cotswold and not Grumbolds Ash with Avening 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. ## Grumbolds Ash with Avening in brief Grumbolds Ash with Avening had 2,627 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Grumbolds Ash with Avening live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Grumbolds Ash with Avening, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Grumbolds Ash with Avening, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Ward - Code: E05010708 - 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: 86.96 km² - People, mid-2024: 2,631* - Neighbourhoods: 2 - Output areas: 9 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Tetbury with Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/ward/tetbury-with-upton), [Nailsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/ward/nailsworth), [Sherston](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/ward/sherston), [Minchinhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/ward/minchinhampton), [Wotton-under-Edge](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/ward/wotton-under-edge), [Kingswood](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/ward/kingswood) ## Latest updates for Grumbolds Ash with Avening - 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/E05010708 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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