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Chalford

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East Stroud. About 6,262 people in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Chalford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,291
3,815th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Chalford compares

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

ChalfordMiddle
Population27 wards, Stroud · 2021
Population: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 2,012 to 8,498. The middle area is 4,411. Chalford is 6,291.
6,2919th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 wards, Stroud · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 16.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Chalford is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Stroud · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 47.3% to 96.0%. The middle area is 85.4%. Chalford is 70.8%.
70.8%7th lowest
Claimant rate27 wards, Stroud · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 1.1% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. Chalford is 1.2%.
1.2%joint 2nd lowest

What is the population of Chalford?

Chalford had 6,291 usual residents at the census.

Chalford is the 3,815th least populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Stroud

These figures are published for the whole of Stroud, not for each ward, so they describe all of Stroud and not Chalford alone. See Stroud

Average house price
£351,736
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,608
172nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
Joint 85th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.6
Joint 55th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chalford in brief

Chalford had 6,291 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Chalford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chalford, 70.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chalford, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.