Whiteshill
Whiteshill is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 2 restaurants or cafés, plus 19 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Bristol Parkway, 2.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 52 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whiteshill 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
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- 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
18°CMist
- Today: 22° / 16° · 86% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:31
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
39 reported · July 2026▼ 9% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences15
- Other theft5
- Vehicle crime5
- Anti-social behaviour3
Neighbourhood team: Bradley Stoke · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- As your local policing team, we are committed to maintaining a strong and visible presence within the community whenever operationally po…
- We are committed to building strong relationships with our partner agencies and actively seek opportunities to collaborate across a wide…
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
236 food businesses within 2 miles
- 190 rated 4–5 ★ (167 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
1 active warning/alert
- Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton
Source: Environment Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bristol Parkway (2.2 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bristol Parkway (1.6 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 (4.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (4.8 km)
35 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
106 charging locations within ~8 km
- 44 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: The Sandringham (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools13
- Sports pitches26
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 52 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
Claire Hazelgrove
Labour
Filton and Bradley Stoke
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 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
- Schools5
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,590 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
15 jobs advertised
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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
46% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Solar 31% · Wind 14% · Imports 4%
202 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · 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 Filton and Bradley Stoke:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership487 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s283 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office263 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership231 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Hambrook · 0.5 kmHambrook is a village in the civil parish of Winterbourne, in the South Gloucestershire district, in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the north-eastern outskirts of the city of Bristol. It lies between the larger…
Winterbourne Down, Gloucestershire · 0.8 kmWinterbourne Down is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Winterbourne. Situated 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Bristol city centre, it is separated from the main Bristol Built…
- Winterbourne Railway Cutting · 0.9 km
Winterbourne Railway Cutting is a 1.99 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1990.
A4174 road · 0.9 kmThe A4174 is a major ring road in England which runs around the northern and eastern edge of Bristol, mainly in South Gloucestershire, and through the southern suburbs of the city. When it was first conceived it was p…
Winterbourne railway station · 1.2 kmWinterbourne railway station served the South Gloucestershire village of Winterbourne, England, from 1903 to 1963.
Huckford Viaduct · 1.3 kmThe Huckford Viaduct spans the River Frome just north of Winterbourne Down in South Gloucestershire, England. It presently forms part of the Badminton line from Bristol Parkway to London Paddington.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whiteshill?
- Whiteshill is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the South Gloucestershire local authority.
- How deprived is Whiteshill?
- The South Gloucestershire local authority, which includes Whiteshill, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.