Chipping Sodbury

9°CCloudy

• Today: 13° / 5° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:42

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

65US AQI · Moderate

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

85 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences33
• Criminal damage & arson10
• Shoplifting10
• Anti-social behaviour9

4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Chipping Sodbury · 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)

182 food businesses within 2 miles

• 140 rated 4–5 ★ (123 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Yate (2.6 km)
• 29 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: 137.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

17 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Yate Shopping Centre (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches47
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds12

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 166 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

Claire Young

Liberal Democrat

Thornbury and Yate

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)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens41
• Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,740 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

25 jobs advertised · £46,694 avg

e.g. RAC Vehicle Technician - London and Greater London, Finance Sales Executive, Sunday Retail Key Holder - Chipping Sodbury

Source: Adzuna

£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

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 46% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4%

186 gCO₂/kWh · high 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

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in BS37

• Courtside Surgery
• Kennedy Way Surgery
• West Walk Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Thornbury and Yate:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks277 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND235 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth218 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 213 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Make admissions to children's indoor play centres zero-rated for VAT191 local signatures · 5,880 nationwide

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

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  Chipping Sodbury · 0.2 km

  Chipping Sodbury is a market town in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Bristol and directly east of Yate. The…

• Chipping Sodbury School · 0.2 km

  Chipping Sodbury School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form, located in Chipping Sodbury in the Unitary authority of South Gloucestershire, England. It shares ground with the Cotswold Edge sixth-form.

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  Chipping Sodbury Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Chipping Sodbury Town Hall is a municipal building in Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. The building, which is used as an events venue and also as the meeting place of Chipping Sodbury Town Cou…

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  Barnhill Quarry · 0.7 km

  Barnhill Quarry is a 3.1 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1966.

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  Chipping Sodbury Town F.C. · 0.7 km

  Chipping Sodbury Town Football Club is a football club based in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, England. They are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One and play at the Ridings.

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  Yate · 1.2 km

  Yate is a town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England. It lies just to the southwest of the Cotswold Hills and is 12 miles northeast of Bristol and 12 miles from Bath.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)