The 10 Best Letting Agents in Stow-on-the-Wold (2026)

Eight roads meet at Stow-on-the-Wold, including the Roman Fosse Way, now the A429, and the town sits on an 800 foot hill, the highest in the Cotswolds. That junction is why it grew. Fairs have been held here by royal charter since 1330, and a horse fair still runs twice a year, in May and October, on the edge of town towards Oddington. The Market Square, the Norman tower of St Edward's and the stone streets around them pull in a lot of visitors, and tourism, hospitality and independent retail are the backbone of local work, alongside farming and the Fire Service College at Moreton-in-Marsh. There is no station. Moreton-in-Marsh and Kingham, both on the Cotswold Line towards Oxford and London Paddington, are the practical options, and a car is close to essential for everything else. Bourton-on-the-Water, the Slaughters, Broadwell, Maugersbury and the Swells are all a short drive away. For landlords the honest picture is a small and constrained market. Much of the stock is listed or sits within a conservation area, which makes windows, insulation and EPC work slow and sometimes subject to consent, and stone cottages are not cheap to heat. A good deal of property has been pulled into holiday letting and second home ownership, which thins long-term supply and pushes hospitality and care staff out towards Bourton, Moreton and further afield. Demand for a well presented family house is real, but the tenant pool is narrow. Ask agents how they handle listed-building compliance, and how long comparable lettings here have actually taken.