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Hardwicke

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North Stroud. About 9,639 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 63 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 16% of people in Hardwicke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,498
Joint 3,147th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
16%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hardwicke compares

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

HardwickeMiddle
Population27 wards, Stroud · 2021
Population: every ward in Stroud27 areas from 2,012 to 8,498. The middle area is 4,411. Hardwicke is 8,498.
8,498most 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%. Hardwicke is 16.0%.
16%fewest 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%. Hardwicke is 93.2%.
93.2%5th highest
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%. Hardwicke is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 11th highest

What is the population of Hardwicke?

Hardwicke had 8,498 usual residents at the census.

Hardwicke is the joint 3,147th most 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 Hardwicke alone. See Stroud

Average house price
£353,416
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,608
172nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.6
Joint 55th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hardwicke in brief

Hardwicke had 8,498 usual residents at the census.

About 16% of people in Hardwicke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hardwicke, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hardwicke, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.