Wick (South Gloucestershire)
Wick is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 21 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Oldland Common, 2.7 km away. There were around 7 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 Wick (South Gloucestershire) 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
11°CMist
- Today: 22° / 11° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:33
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026▼ 58% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Other theft1
- Theft from the person1
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Boyd Valley, Emersons and Lyde Green · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Neighbourhood officers will focus on identifying and targeting prolific shoplifters who are having the greatest impact on the community w…
- There has been an increase in anti-social behaviour from youths in the Emersons Green retail park and Lyde Green. Working alongside local…
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
60 food businesses within 2 miles
- 39 rated 4–5 ★ (33 top)
- 0 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: Oldland Common (2.7 km)
- 21 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Keynsham (6.1 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 156.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Asda (10.5 km)
29 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
34 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: WARMLEY CORUM 3 (2.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools10
- Sports pitches12
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
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
- 41 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 Young
Liberal Democrat
Thornbury and Yate
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
- 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)
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
88% low-carbon electricity
Wind 61% · Nuclear 25% · Gas 10% · Biomass 3%
45 gCO₂/kWh · low 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
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
Bury Manor · 0.7 kmBury Manor Castle is an early 19th-century house in the village of Wick, South Gloucestershire, England. It was built in Gothic Revival style.
Wick, Gloucestershire · 0.8 kmWick is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is the main settlement in the civil parish of Wick and Abson. The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,989.
Abson · 1.8 kmAbson is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, it forms part of the civil parish of Wick and Abson.
Tracy Park · 1.8 kmTracy Park is an estate near Wick, South Gloucestershire, close to the boundary with Bath and North East Somerset and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the World Heritage City of Bath. Set in approximately 240 acres…

Siston · 2.4 kmSiston is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) east of Bristol at the confluence of the two sources of the Siston Brook, a tributary of the River Avon. The village consists of a num…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare South Gloucestershire with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wick (South Gloucestershire)?
- Wick (South Gloucestershire) is a town in Gloucestershire, England, in the South Gloucestershire local authority.
- How deprived is Wick (South Gloucestershire)?
- The South Gloucestershire local authority, which includes Wick (South Gloucestershire), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.