Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cotswold town

CirencesterWhat is Cirencester, Gloucestershire like to live in?

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The short answer: what Cirencester is like to live in

Lively Cotswolds capital with everything you need locally — but London is genuinely far and the commute will define your week.

Key stats

Commute to Paddington
82 min peak · 100 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to Kemble
12 min

Schools

  • Powell's Church of England Primary School
    0.2 miles away
    Outstanding
  • Paternoster School
    0.5 miles away
    Good
  • Cirencester Primary School
    0.6 miles away
    Good
  • Stratton Church of England Primary School
    1.1 miles away
    Good
  • Siddington Church of England Primary School
    1.5 miles away
    Good

Property market

Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.

Detached
£400k–£500k
12 recent sales
Semi-detached
£400k–£500k
7 recent sales
Terraced
£300k–£400k
9 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
2 recent sales
Recent example sales
  • Semi-detached · GL7 1RS£400,000
  • Detached · GL7 1GE£850,000
  • Semi-detached · GL7 1BT£370,000

Well-known pubs nearby

  • The Crown0.1 mi
  • Seventeen Black0.1 mi
  • The Black Horse0.1 mi
  • Golden Cross0.1 mi
  • Somewhere Else0.2 mi

Green space nearby

  • Abbey Grounds0.2 mi
  • Home Park0.4 mi
  • St Michael's Park0.5 mi

National Landscape

Within the Cotswolds National Landscape.

Lifestyle at a glance

61
Restaurants
5/10
Arts & culture
14
Health clubs
4
Nurseries
4
Water sports
14
Sports & recreation

Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).

Healthcare nearby

GP practices within 5 miles
4
Nearest: CIRENCESTER HEALTH GROUP (0.4 miles)
Pharmacies within 5 miles
4
Dental practices within 5 miles
8
Hospitals within 10 miles
1

Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.

Neighbourhoods

  • Market Place and Dyer Street
  • Chesterton and Watermoor

Practicalities

Crime
Very low
Index 0 · well below average
Average broadband
200 Mbps

Is Cirencester a good place to live?

Cirencester is a cotswold town in Gloucestershire. Peak trains to Paddington take about 82 minutes from Kemble. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.

Cirencester appears on our lists of best places to live in the uk for families.

What is it like living in Cirencester?

Lively Cotswolds capital with everything you need locally — but London is genuinely far and the commute will define your week.

This gives you a genuine sense of what Cirencester offers — but Locaura's whole purpose is matching you with the place that actually fits your life, not just presenting one option in isolation. Tell us what matters to you, and we'll show you exactly how Cirencester compares to everywhere else we cover.

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