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Wotton-under-Edge

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South Stroud. About 6,991 people in 38 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wotton-under-Edge, 73.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,947
4,050th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.9%
1,421st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wotton-under-Edge compares

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

Wotton-under-EdgeMiddle
Population27 wards, Stroud · 2021
Population: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 2,012 to 8,498. The middle area is 4,411. Wotton-under-Edge is 6,947.
6,9477th highest
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%. Wotton-under-Edge is 73.5%.
73.5%8th 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%. Wotton-under-Edge is 1.7%.
1.7%10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6427 wards, Stroud · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 52.2% to 66.8%. The middle area is 61.3%. Wotton-under-Edge is 57.9%.
57.9%7th lowest

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 Wotton-under-Edge 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
85th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.6
55th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wotton-under-Edge in brief

Wotton-under-Edge had 6,947 usual residents at the census.

In Wotton-under-Edge, 73.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wotton-under-Edge, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.9% of residents in Wotton-under-Edge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.