Bitton
Bitton is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 492. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Avon Riverside, 1.1 km away. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bitton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Gloucestershire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 290,424 residents at roughly 584 people per km².
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Kingswood
- Police force
- Avon and Somerset
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 61st of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.
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 06:38Sunset 19:33
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▼ 31% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Other theft2
- Shoplifting1
Neighbourhood team: Bitton and Parkwall · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- We have received a significant number of calls and complaints regarding School Road and the local Co-op store , which have been experienc…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
321 reported road collisions (2024)
45 killed or seriously injured · 424 casualties · 11.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
192 food businesses within 2 miles
- 154 rated 4–5 ★ (125 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Avon Riverside (1.1 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Keynsham (2.5 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£340,300 average▲ 2.3% YoY
Across South Gloucestershire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,456 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY
- 1 bed £994
- 2 bed £1,267
- 3 bed £1,547
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (7.7 km)
29 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools7
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
290,424 residents in South Gloucestershire · 584/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 267 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
125 schools · 42,025 pupils
93 primary · 14 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 51 of 57 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
117inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Chipping Sodbury SchoolGood
- Digitech Studio SchoolGood
- Hanham Woods AcademyGood
- Mangotsfield SchoolGood
- Marlwood SchoolGood
- Sir Bernard Lovell AcademyGood
- Winterbourne AcademyGood
- Yate AcademyGood
- Abbeywood Community School
- Brimsham Green School
- Downend School
- John Cabot Academy
- Patchway Community School
- The Castle School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Gloucestershire
Care & health services
282 CQC-registered services
- Care homes82
- GP practices38
- Dentists42
- Homecare agencies83
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · South Gloucestershire
Heritage & planning
- 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)
Planning decisions
379 applications decided
88.7% granted · 336 granted, 43 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
Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition
- Lab 14
- Con 23
- LD 18
- Grn 1
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,590 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £57,394 avg
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Senior Systems Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£793 median full-time weekly pay
2% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
94% low-carbon electricity
Wind 65% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 12% · Gas 6%
25 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Somerset and Hanham:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership342 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s323 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership315 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test313 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office262 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Bitton · 0.0 kmBitton is a village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It is located approximately 7.6 miles east of the city of Bristol. The River Boyd flo…
A431 road · 0.4 kmThe 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.
Bitton A.F.C. · 0.9 kmBitton 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…
River Boyd · 0.9 kmThe 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…
Avon Riverside railway station · 1.0 kmAvon Riverside is the newest station of the Avon Valley Railway. It opened on 1 May 2004.
- Swineford · 1.2 km
Swineford is a hamlet in the South Gloucestershire council area of the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, very close to the boundary with the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority area. It is lo…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bitton?
- Bitton is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the South Gloucestershire local authority.
- What is the population of Bitton?
- Bitton has an approximate settlement population of 492.
- How deprived is Bitton?
- The South Gloucestershire local authority, which includes Bitton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.