Crap Towns / Cotswold / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Cotswold?
In the Cotswold council area, 938 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 2.01% of all homes, 1.7 times England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 247 | 0.60% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 248 | 0.60% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 291 | 0.70% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 313 | 0.74% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 321 | 0.74% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 481 | 1.09% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 661 | 1.47% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 709 | 1.57% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 763 | 1.68% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 778 | 1.70% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 930 | 2.01% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 821 | 1.76% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 938 | 2.01% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cotswold | 2.01% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 1.73% |
| Wychavon | 1.31% |
| Stroud | 1.17% |
| West Oxfordshire | 1.13% |
| Wiltshire | 1.07% |
| Swindon | 0.87% |
| Cherwell | 0.79% |
| South Gloucestershire | 0.49% |
| Tewkesbury | 0.48% |
| Across England | 1.17% |