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Stow

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North east Cotswold. About 2,506 people in 23 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Stow, 26.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,484
626th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
26.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
53.9%
302nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Stow compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

StowMiddle
Population32 wards, Cotswold · 2021
Population: every ward in Cotswold32 areas from 1,819 to 6,146. The middle area is 2,623. Stow is 2,484.
2,48410th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage32 wards, Cotswold · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cotswold32 areas from 26.0% to 96.3%. The middle area is 78.3%. Stow is 26.0%.
26.0%lowest
Claimant rate31 wards, Cotswold · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cotswold31 areas from 0.5% to 3.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Stow is 2.1%.
2.1%15th highest
Aged 15 to 6432 wards, Cotswold · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cotswold32 areas from 53.3% to 66.3%. The middle area is 59.4%. Stow is 53.9%.
53.9%2nd lowest

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 Stow alone. See Cotswold

Average house price
£421,125
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,267
115th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.1
48th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Stow in brief

Stow had 2,484 usual residents at the census.

In Stow, 26.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stow, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

53.9% of residents in Stow were aged 15 to 64 at the census.