Oldbury-on-Severn
Oldbury-on-Severn is a village in Gloucestershire, England, with a population of around 347. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Chepstow, 7.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Oldbury-on-Severn 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
- Thornbury and Yate
- 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
19°CCloudy
- Today: 20° / 10° · 67% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:34
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Severn Vale and Pilning · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Community Priority: Illegal and Anti-Social Use of Sur-Ron Bikes in Severn Beach Your local neighbourhood policing team is aware of ongoi…
- Your Voice community meeting, previously known as Safer and Stronger Community Groups, in South Gloucestershire, are about listening and…
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
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chepstow (7.6 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chepstow (7.6 km):
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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: 137.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: St Mary Street Car Park (3.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches8
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 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
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,590 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £19,022 avg
e.g. Online Biology Tutoring Job in Oldbury Naite – Flexible Schedule, Cover Supervisor, Online Biology Tutor - Part Time
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
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 Thornbury and Yate:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office317 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test303 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance297 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Oldbury-on-Severn · 0.5 kmOldbury-on-Severn is a small village near the mouth of the River Severn in the South Gloucestershire district of the county of Gloucestershire in the west of England. The parish, which includes the village of Cowhil…
Oldbury nuclear power station · 2.3 kmOldbury nuclear power station is a Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located on the south bank of the River Severn close to the village of Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire, Engla…
Shepperdine · 2.5 kmShepperdine is a small village in the parish of Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire, England, with a border with Stroud District. The land lies wholly on the flood plain of the River Severn.
Littleton-upon-Severn · 2.8 kmLittleton-upon-Severn is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aust, in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, near the mouth of the River Severn, l…
Thornbury Castle · 2.8 kmThornbury Castle is a Tudor castle in the town of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, England, erected next to the parish church of St Mary. Construction was begun in 1511 as a further residence for Edward Stafford, 3rd Du…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oldbury-on-Severn?
- Oldbury-on-Severn is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the South Gloucestershire local authority.
- What is the population of Oldbury-on-Severn?
- Oldbury-on-Severn has an approximate settlement population of 347.
- How deprived is Oldbury-on-Severn?
- The South Gloucestershire local authority, which includes Oldbury-on-Severn, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.