Coordinates: 51°44′N 2°14′W / 51.74°N 02.24°W
Cainscross is a village in Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of Stroud.
It is well served with local amenities, including a Post Office and a large supermarket. It is well connected to Stroud (only a twenty-minute walk away), Cheltenham and Gloucester with frequent bus services. The Stroudwater Canal is easily accessible, as is Selsley Common.
The population of Cainscross was 6,680 (in 2001) of which 14.6% are in the 5–14 age group. 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. 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.