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Pill

Pill is a village in Bristol, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 31 bus stops, one restaurant or café, and the nearest railway station is Shirehampton, 0.4 km away. There were around 95 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 Pill 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

17°CFog

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 91% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:32

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

114 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences52
  • Anti-social behaviour14
  • Criminal damage & arson12
  • Vehicle crime9

Neighbourhood team: Redwood · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • We welcome feedback from the public and want you to engage with us. Let us know about the issues you have in your area, how we can suppor…
  • We have been receiving reports of the illegal use of these vehicles in Pill, especially on Watch House Hill and the main road through the…

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

185 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 146 rated 4–5 ★ (116 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

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

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Shirehampton (0.8 km)
  • 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Shirehampton (0.8 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 (10.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

94 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: A4 Portway Park and Ride (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches24
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

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
  • 45 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

Sadik Al-Hassan

Labour

North Somerset

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

22,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £29,618 avg

e.g. Become a Chinese Tutor in Pill – Flexible & Remote, Arborist Climber / Tree Surgeon, Online Portuguese Tutor - Part Time

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

15% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 15%

337 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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 North Somerset:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Pill, Somerset · 0.1 km

    Pill is a village in North Somerset, England, situated on the southern bank of the Avon, about 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Bristol city centre. The village is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Pill and Ea…

  • Pill railway station · 0.3 km

    Pill railway station was a railway station on the Portishead Branch Line, 7.8 miles (12.6 km) west of Bristol Temple Meads, serving the village of Pill in North Somerset, England. The station was opened by the Bristol…

  • Pill Lifeboat Station · 0.5 km

    Pill Lifeboat Station was located in Pill, a village sitting on the southern bank of the River Avon, approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) north-west of Bristol, in the administrative county of North Somerset.

  • Lamplighters Marsh · 0.6 km

    Lamplighters Marsh is a public open space and local nature reserve near Shirehampton in the city of Bristol, England. It is a narrow strip of land between the railway line which connects Bristol to Avonmouth, and the…

  • St Katherine's School · 0.8 km

    St Katherine's School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in the English county of Somerset. Commonly known to be located in Pill, the school is actually located in the neighbouring civil paris…

  • Shirehampton railway station · 0.8 km

    Shirehampton railway station is on the Severn Beach Line and serves the district of Shirehampton in Bristol, England. It is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is SHH. The stat…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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