Severn Beach

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 13° / 5° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:44

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, 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

19 reported · August 2026▲ 36% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences7
• Vehicle crime5
• Other theft2
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Severn Vale and Pilning · 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)

28 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Severn Beach (0.1 km)
• 14 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 (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

41 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Volvo Truck & Bus (South) LTD (4.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches3
• 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 3 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)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,740 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

16 jobs advertised · £38,169 avg

e.g. Operations Human Resources Partner Intern (3 - 12 Months) - 2027, HGV Class 1 Night Driver, Warehouse Operative - Avonmouth

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

47% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Wind 24% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4%

193 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

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BS35

• Severn View Family Practice
• St Mary Street Surgery
• Streamside 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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  Severn Beach railway station · 0.1 km

  Severn Beach railway station serves the village of Severn Beach, England. The station is the terminus of the Severn Beach Line. Its three letter station code is SVB.

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  Severn Beach · 0.2 km

  Severn Beach is a village on the Severn Estuary in South Gloucestershire, England. The eastern portal of the Severn Tunnel is on the outskirts of the village. The Severn footpath – on the sea wall – is part of the Sev…

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  A403 road · 0.9 km

  The A403 is a main road linking Bristol with the Severn Estuary. It runs from junction 1 of the M48 at Aust to the docks at Avonmouth. After the Severn Bridge was opened in 1966, the A403 was constructed in 1969 and 1…

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  Redwick, Gloucestershire · 1.1 km

  Redwick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is part of the parish of Pilning and Severn Beach, and is bounded by the River Severn to the north and the Chessell Pill Rhine to the east. To the south is th…

• New Passage Halt railway station · 1.3 km

  New Passage Halt railway station served the hamlet of New Passage, South Gloucestershire, England from 1928 to 1964 on the Severn Beach line.

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  Pilning · 1.5 km

  Pilning is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, close to Redwick and Severn Beach. Pilning is close to the M4, M49 and A403 roads, and has the South Wales Main Line railway running through it, with a minor sta…

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