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North Somerset

North Somerset is a town or village in Somerset, England. The area has around 18 bus stops, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 11 restaurants and cafés, with Yatton railway station 2.1 km away. In June 2026, there were around 30 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 36 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, North Somerset is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 216,734 residents at roughly 580 people per km².

56/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 107th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability40
Affordable rents29
Good schools75
Life expectancy64
Low deprivation70
Employment72
Low council tax34

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

15°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 12° · 11% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:41

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

Crime

18 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Shoplifting9
  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Yatton · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • The team are aware of reports of anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol use and drug dealing around the Stowey Road area of Yatton and o…
  • The team are aware of an increase in reports of drug dealing and associated anti-social behaviour. Over the coming months, the team plan…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

288 reported road collisions (2024)

56 killed or seriously injured · 379 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

62 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 58 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Yatton (2.1 km)
  • 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Yatton (2.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£314,628 average 7.5% YoY

Across North Somerset · to 2026-06

Detached£539,385
Semi-detached£342,718
Terraced£272,488
Flat£170,087

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,205 average monthly rent 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £818
  • 2 bed £1,075
  • 3 bed £1,341

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.0 times median annual pay (8.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (10.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: DoubleTree Hilton (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools7
  • Sports pitches19
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

216,734 residents in North Somerset · 580/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 221 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,491 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 101,970)

A £1,661
B £1,938
C £2,214
D £2,491
E £3,045
F £3,598
G £4,152
H £4,982

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

85 schools · 32,275 pupils

64 primary · 11 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 26 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

80inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Backwell SchoolGood
  • Broadoak AcademyGood
  • Clevedon SchoolGood
  • Gordano SchoolGood
  • Nailsea SchoolGood
  • Priory Community SchoolGood
  • St Katherine's SchoolGood
  • Winterstoke Hundred AcademyGood
  • Worle Community SchoolRequires improvement
  • Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
  • Hans Price Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Somerset

Care & health services

221 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes97
  • GP practices17
  • Dentists40
  • Homecare agencies43
  • Hospitals & hospices6

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · North Somerset

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 42 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

233 applications decided

89.7% granted · 209 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat

Wells and Mendip Hills

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green / Independent coalition

  • Lab 10
  • Con 12
  • LD 9
  • Grn 8
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,238 jobs advertised · £38,005 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£768 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,089 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 110,569 certificates

8.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

68% low-carbon electricity

Solar 63% · Gas 28% · Imports 4% · Wind 4%

115 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 women · 62.6 men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

0 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in BS49

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wells and Mendip Hills:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • North Somerset · 0.4 km

    North Somerset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. The council is based in Weston-super-Mare, the area's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Clevedon, Nailsea and Po…

  • Cadbury Hill · 0.7 km

    Cadbury Hill is a small hill, mostly in the civil parish of Congresbury, overlooking the village of Yatton in North Somerset. On its summit stands an Iron Age hill fort, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

  • The Old Rectory, Yatton · 1.4 km

    The Old Rectory in Yatton, Somerset, England, was a Prebendary house, built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

  • King's Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI · 1.4 km

    King's Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI is a 128.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the villages of Cleeve and Congresbury, North Somerset, notified in 1990.

  • Cleeve, Somerset · 1.4 km

    Cleeve is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is situated within the unitary authority of North Somerset, 9 miles (14 km) south west of Bristol and has a population of 902.

  • Church of Holy Trinity, Cleeve · 1.6 km

    The Church Of Holy Trinity at Cleeve in the English county of Somerset was built in 1840. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)