Rudgeway
Rudgeway is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, with 7 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Patchway, 5.8 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Rudgeway area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Gloucestershire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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 67th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% 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
7°CClear
- Today: 11° / 6° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:41
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Severn Vale and Pilning · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Your Voice community meeting, previously known as Safer and Stronger Community Groups, in South Gloucestershire, are about listening and…
- We are aware of ongoing issues at Western Approach, Avonmouth, where large groups of vehicles are gathering, often travelling at speed an…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
36 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Patchway (5.8 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Patchway (5.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£335,572 average▲ 1% YoY
Across South Gloucestershire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (4.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (4.8 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
48 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Hyundai-Berkeley Vale Motors (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches12
- 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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 253 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
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)
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
- Lyde Green Community School
- Patchway Community School
- The Castle School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Gloucestershire
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
369 applications decided
90% granted · 332 granted, 37 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Claire Young
Liberal Democrat
Thornbury and Yate
Recent votes:
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition
- Lab 14
- Con 23
- LD 19
- Grn 1
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,740 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £16,715 avg
e.g. Morning Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
54% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Nuclear 25% · Wind 24% · Imports 5%
166 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BS35
- Severn View Family Practice
- St Mary Street Surgery
- Streamside Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Rudgeway · 0.2 kmRudgeway is a village in South Gloucestershire in south west England, located between Alveston and Almondsbury on the A38 trunk road. It lies west of Earthcott, Latteridge, Iron Acton and Yate on the B4059 road.
Old Down · 1.3 kmOld Down is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, near the larger villages of Olveston and Tockington. A tourist attraction called Old Down Country Park now occupies the country house in the village, and there is also a…
Alveston · 1.5 kmAlveston is a village, civil parish and former royal manor in South Gloucestershire, England, inhabited in 2014 by about 3,000 people. The village lies 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Thornbury and 10 miles (16 km) north of…
Tockington · 1.6 kmTockington is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. Historically the village developed around farming based mainly on the rearing of cattle on the fertile flood plains. In more recent times Tockington has becom…
Marlwood School · 1.9 kmMarlwood School is a state-funded co-educational secondary school currently part of the Pathway Trust. Located at Alveston, South Gloucestershire, it is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the…
- Earthcott · 2.5 km
Earthcott is a hamlet in the civil parish of Alveston in South Gloucestershire, England, between Latteridge and Rudgeway on the B4059 road between the A38 road and Yate. It has a letter box and a small village green,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rudgeway?
- Rudgeway is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the South Gloucestershire local authority.
- How deprived is Rudgeway?
- The South Gloucestershire local authority, which includes Rudgeway, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.