Cainscross
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| Cainscross | |
  Cainscross shown within Gloucestershire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Shire county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire | |
Cainscross is a village in Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of Stroud. The population of Cainscross is 6680 of which 14.6% are in the 5-14 age group. The area is predominately white (98.4%) with a high proportion of lone parent households with dependent children in comparison to the Stroud and County averages. 18.8% of the household rent from a social landlord, 6.2 % of household are claiming housing benefit, and 22.4% of households have no car- again all much higher than the County or Stroud profiles. Lone pensioner households are also high at 18.2% with smaller proportions of people providing unpaid care, and higher social service referrals for the over 75s than elsewhere.
Burglaries, thefts of motor vehicles, the numbers of serious and fatal road traffic accidents are less than the county average, and the % of young offenders resident in the area and % of children with low scores at key stages 1-3, are below the Stroud and county averages.
The Parish Council is addressing the lack of community and youth facilities and low levels of open space were identified in the 2006 Parish Plan as a key issues along with library, Post office and evening buses. The hospital site is being redeveloped with community consultation involving a Bristol based company with a strong regeneration record. A new Children’s Centre is being developed on Cashes Green Primary school site.
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