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Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset)

Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset) is a village in Bristol, England. It has 1 school, 1 pharmacy, and 13 restaurants and cafés. There are 44 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Keynsham, 4.3 km away. There were around 203 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 Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset) 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 East
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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 45% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:29

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

182 reported · July 2026 10% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences62
  • Anti-social behaviour26
  • Shoplifting19
  • Vehicle crime19

Neighbourhood team: Stockwood · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • The Brislington NPT officer will educate and enforce users of privately owned powered transports (E-Scooters).

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

309 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 256 rated 4–5 ★ (203 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Keynsham (4.3 km)
  • 44 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bedminster (4.3 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: 154.9p · Esso (6.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (1 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

97 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Revive_BCC_02 (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches23
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds13

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

  • Within 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

Dan Norris

Independent

North East Somerset and Hanham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
  • AyeDraft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 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 & clinics2
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens9
  • Restaurants & cafés22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

22,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

23% low-carbon electricity

Gas 77% · Solar 15% · Wind 8%

303 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 East Somerset and Hanham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Whitchurch, Bristol · 0.4 km

    Whitchurch is a village in north Somerset, England and an adjoining suburb of southern Bristol, bounded by Hartcliffe to the west and Hengrove and Knowle to the north. The suburb was initially developed during the 1930s.

  • Whitchurch Halt railway station · 0.7 km

    Whitchurch Halt railway station served the village of Whitchurch, Somerset, England on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway.

  • Bristol Telephones F.C. · 0.7 km

    Bristol Telephones Football Club is a football club based in Stockwood, Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Western League Division One and play at Stockwood Lane.

  • Counterslip Baptist Church · 0.8 km

    Counterslip Baptist Church is a church located in south Bristol, England. It has been located on its Wells Road site on the Wells Road since the 1950s having previously been located on Counterslip near Bristol Bridge.…

  • St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School · 0.8 km

    St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School is a coeducational Catholic, voluntary aided secondary school in Whitchurch, a suburb in the south of Bristol, England. It is located next to St Bernadette Catholic Primary Scho…

  • St Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol · 1.1 km

    St. Augustine's Church was a Church of England church located on Whitchurch Lane in Whitchurch, Bristol.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset)?
Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset) is a town in Bristol, England, in the Bristol, City of local authority.
How deprived is Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset)?
The Bristol, City of local authority, which includes Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset), is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.