Bitton

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:39

9h 33m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

11 reported · August 2026▼ 39% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences5
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Other theft2
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Bitton and Parkwall · Avon And Somerset

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

414 reported road collisions (2025)

122 killed or seriously injured · 535 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

191 food businesses within 2 miles

• 153 rated 4–5 ★ (122 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Avon Riverside (1.1 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£335,572 average▲ 1% YoY

Across South Gloucestershire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,464 average monthly rent▲ 4.7% YoY

• 1 bed £1,000
• 2 bed £1,274
• 3 bed £1,556

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

3,929 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (10.3 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

45 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Glenavon Farm Partnership (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools7
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

290,424 residents in South Gloucestershire · 584/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK21,257
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,258
• Net moves+1,999

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 253 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,551 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (29% of 129,040)

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

127 schools · 41,403 pupils

93 primary · 15 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 48 of 54 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Gloucestershire

279 CQC-registered services

• Care homes81
• GP practices37
• Dentists43
• Homecare agencies82
• Hospitals & hospices6

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · South Gloucestershire

• In a conservation area (Bitton Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 91 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

369 applications decided

90% granted · 332 granted, 37 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dan Norris

Independent

North East Somerset and Hanham

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

• Lab 14
• Con 23
• LD 19
• Grn 1
• Oth 4

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,740 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£793 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,750 disposable income per head (2024)

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

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 124,171 certificates

7.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Wind 28% · Nuclear 24% · Imports 5%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 64 women · 64.2 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

5 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BS30

• Three Shires Medical Practice
• Close Farm Surgery
• Cadbury Heath Healthcare

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Somerset and Hanham:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks385 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth210 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills140 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases124 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Bitton · 0.0 km

  Bitton is a village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district of Gloucestershire, England. It is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) east of the centre of Bristol. The River Boyd flows through the village. The civil pa…

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  A431 road · 0.4 km

  The A431 is an A road running from Bristol to Bath in England. It runs parallel to, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north of, the A4, the principal route between Bristol and Bath on the south side of the River Avon.

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  Bitton A.F.C. · 0.9 km

  Bitton Association Football Club is a football club based in the South Gloucestershire suburb of Bitton, in England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association, they are currently members of the Wes…

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  River Boyd · 0.9 km

  The River Boyd is a river of some 7 miles (11 km) in length which rises near Dodington in South Gloucestershire, England. It is a tributary of the Bristol Avon, running in a southerly direction and joining near Bitto…

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  Avon Riverside railway station · 1.0 km

  Avon Riverside is the newest station of the Avon Valley Railway. It opened on 1 May 2004.

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  Swineford · 1.2 km

  Swineford is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, very close to the boundary with Bath and North East Somerset. It is around 1 km south-east of Bitton on the River Avon, on which Swineford Lock is sited. The A4…

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