The area is predominantly white (98.4%) with a high proportion of lone parent households with dependent children in comparison to the Stroud and county averages.

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.

As a relatively prosperous parish within Gloucestershire, there are low levels of burglary, theft of motor vehicles; the numbers of serious and fatal road traffic accidents compared to the county average.

The percentage of young offenders resident in the area and of children with low scores at key stages 1–3, are also below the Stroud and county averages.

It is well connected to Stroud town centre, 1.6 miles (2.5 km) to the east, with frequent bus services to Stonehouse, Gloucester and Cheltenham.