Annual Town Survey 2023

The Annual Town Survey 2023 had 200 respondents. The survey went live on 24th May 2023 and closed on 31st July 2023. Overall, we had 904 visits to the Commonplace platform whilst the survey was live, including 116 via Facebook, 31 through LinkedIn, 31 Twitter, 15 via our website and 98 through online news posts.

The age, education and employment profile of those responding was:

In 2022 we issued some statements and asked the public if they agreed or not. The feedback received was that the public wanted more information and evidence to be able to respond accurately, in an informed way. In 2023, we provided a wide range of information and evidence, and this is the response we received, in comparison with 2022:

We also wanted to know how satisfied respondents were to the services provided by Cirencester Town Council for example markets & events, local information centre, parks, and open spaces. Of the 171 people who responded, 65% were satisfied or very satisfied with the services provided by the Town Council and commented on the following issues:

We also asked respondents how satisfied they were with the services provided by Cotswold District Council for example planning, waste and recycling, parking, environment, and housing; of the 171 people who responded, 40% were satisfied or very satisfied with the services provided by the District Council and commented on the following issues:

We asked the same question, in respect of Gloucestershire County Council and the services they provide such as public transport, roads, libraries, health, and social care; of the 169 people who responded, 12% were satisfied or very satisfied with the service provided by the County Council and commented on the following issues:

The Town Council will be publishing a ‘you said, we did’ response to the survey via its commonplace platform later this month: