Cirencester: News, What's On & Local Guide
Cirencester is a town in Gloucestershire, in Cotswold District Council’s area. Here’s what’s on, the latest news and our guides for Cirencester, plus the practical things: trains, the council, house prices and crime figures.
What's on in Cirencester
- Cirencester Advent Market and Christmas Lights Switch-On Saturday 28 November 2026 · Market Place, Cirencester
- Cirencester Advent Market Sunday 29 November 2026 · Market Place, Cirencester
- Cirencester Christmas Market 5 December 2026 to 6 December 2026 · Market Place, Cirencester
- Cirencester Late Night Christmas Shopping Thursday 10 December 2026 · Cirencester town centre
- Cirencester Christmas Gift Markets 13 December 2026 to 22 December 2026 · Market Place, Cirencester
More: Everything on across the Cotswolds
Latest Cirencester news
Cirencester guides
Useful to know in Cirencester
- Council: Cotswold District Council, with Gloucestershire County Council for roads, schools and libraries
- Police: Gloucestershire Constabulary. In an emergency call 999; otherwise call 101 or report online at police.uk.
- Postcode area: GL7
- Roadworks: see one.network for roadworks and closures near Cirencester
Getting to Cirencester by train
The nearest stations are Kemble (about 4 miles) and Stroud (about 11 miles), measured in a straight line from the middle of Cirencester. Check times and connections on National Rail.
Typical house price
£345,000
median of 539 sales in two years
Crimes reported
712
in 12 months, in and around the town
House prices in Cirencester
The typical (median) price paid for a home in Cirencester over the last two years was £345,000, from 539 standard sales registered with HM Land Registry.
| Type of home | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £615,750 | 108 |
| Semi-detached | £387,500 | 114 |
| Terraced | £330,000 | 203 |
| Flat or maisonette | £184,500 | 114 |
Crime in Cirencester
712 crimes and incidents of anti-social behaviour were reported within about 1.6 miles of the centre of Cirencester in the 12 months to September 2026, 2 of them in the latest month. The most common were violence and sexual offences (208), shoplifting (170), anti-social behaviour (142).
Police data is published about two months after the end of each month, with locations moved to the nearest of a set of anonymised points.
Places nearby
- Bibury6.4 miles away
- Fairford7.9 miles away
- Minchinhampton9.5 miles away
- Northleach9.6 miles away
- Tetbury9.9 miles away
- Malmesbury10.8 miles away
Updated 15 November 2026 from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), plus our events calendar. Council and county from the ONS Postcode Directory. Live in Cirencester and spotted something we've missed? Tell us.