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Filton

Filton is a town in Bristol, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has one school, one pharmacy, and 28 restaurants and cafés, along with 11 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Patchway, 2 km away, and there were around 285 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Filton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bristol, City of area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 472,464 residents at roughly 4,308 people per km².

Council
Bristol, City of
County
Bristol
Constituency
Bristol North West
Police force
Avon and Somerset
24/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 290th of 294 English council areas — better than 1% of them.

Low crime9
Home affordability49
Affordable rents10
Good schools21
Life expectancy37
Low deprivation26
Employment38
Low council tax2

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

21°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:34

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

325 reported · July 2026 34% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences116
  • Anti-social behaviour49
  • Shoplifting49
  • Criminal damage & arson23

Neighbourhood team: Filton · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • A member of the public reported empty parcels being dumped in the area. A separate report was received regarding a male approaching an in…
  • Drug dealing and nuisance E- scooters and bikes in and around the Elm park area A report from members of the public of a rough sleepers b…

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

Road safety

841 reported road collisions (2024)

132 killed or seriously injured · 955 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 393 rated 4–5 ★ (332 top)
  • 13 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Filton Abbey Wood (1.0 km)
  • 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Filton Abbey Wood (1.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£356,824 average 3.5% YoY

Across Bristol, City of · to 2026-06

Detached£696,122
Semi-detached£451,654
Terraced£387,503
Flat£245,948

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,880 average monthly rent 6.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,223
  • 2 bed £1,541
  • 3 bed £1,755

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

Affordability

8.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.3 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (3.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (3.1 km)

33 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

145 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 46 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Revive_SGC (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches64
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

472,464 residents in Bristol, City of · 4,308/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 70%
  • 65+: 13%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 82 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,714 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (36% of 212,810)

A £1,809
B £2,111
C £2,412
D £2,714
E £3,317
F £3,920
G £4,523
H £5,427

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

Schools

172 schools · 69,087 pupils

102 primary · 22 secondary · 48 other

Ofsted: 63 of 78 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)

151inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ashton Park SchoolGood
  • Blaise High SchoolGood
  • Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolGood
  • Bristol Free SchoolGood
  • Bristol Metropolitan AcademyGood
  • Oasis Academy BrislingtonGood
  • Oasis Academy John WilliamsGood
  • Redland Green SchoolGood
  • Trinity AcademyGood
  • E-Act Montpelier High SchoolInadequate
  • Bedminster Down School
  • Bristol Brunel Academy
  • Cotham School
  • Fairfield High School
  • Oasis Academy Brightstowe
  • Oasis Academy Daventry Road
  • Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
  • Orchard School Bristol
  • St Bede's Catholic College
  • St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
  • St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
  • The City Academy Bristol

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bristol, City of

Care & health services

417 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes92
  • GP practices68
  • Dentists105
  • Homecare agencies95
  • Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 98% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bristol, City of

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

515 applications decided

86% granted · 443 granted, 72 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Claire Hazelgrove

Labour

Filton and Bradley Stoke

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Green (minority)

  • Lab 19
  • Con 7
  • LD 9
  • Grn 34
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets7
  • Parks & greens109
  • Restaurants & cafés52

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

22,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

163 jobs advertised · £43,368 avg

e.g. Principal Engineer – Product Safety, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Line Operative

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£781 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,336 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 237,774 certificates

10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

81% low-carbon electricity

Solar 51% · Wind 26% · Gas 13% · Imports 6%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 79.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.1 women · 60.1 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Filton and Bradley Stoke:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Filton · 0.2 km

    Filton is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, 6 miles (10 km) north of Bristol. With neighbouring Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Bradley Stoke, Filton forms the North Fringe of Bristol – part of th…

  • South Gloucestershire and Stroud College · 0.6 km

    South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, also known as SGS College, is a college of further education and higher education based in South Gloucestershire and Stroud, England. It was established in February 2012 follo…

  • Filton Abbey Wood railway station · 1.0 km

    Filton Abbey Wood railway station serves the town of Filton in South Gloucestershire, England; it is located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. There are four platforms but minimal facilities. The station i…

  • North Filton Platform railway station · 1.0 km

    North Filton Platform was a railway station which served the northern part of Filton, Gloucestershire, England. It was on the railway line between Filton and Avonmouth, and was situated on the western side of Gloucest…

  • Bristol Brabazon railway station · 1.1 km

    Bristol Brabazon railway station is a new railway station, currently under construction. It will serve the new development of Brabazon and the town of Filton in South Gloucestershire, England. The station is expected…

  • Orchard School Bristol · 1.1 km

    Orchard School Bristol is a secondary school with academy status, located in Horfield in Bristol, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Filton?
Filton is a town in Bristol, England, in the Bristol, City of local authority.
How deprived is Filton?
The Bristol, City of local authority, which includes Filton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.