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Avonmouth

Avonmouth is a town in Somerset, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has around 1 GP surgery and clinic, and 8 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Avonmouth, 1.8 km away. There were around 54 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Avonmouth area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Somerset area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 216,734 residents at roughly 580 people per km².

Council
North Somerset
County
Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 104th of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability40
Affordable rents29
Good schools74
Life expectancy62
Low deprivation73
Employment74
Low council tax34

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 7° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:38

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

44 reported · August 2026▼ 8% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences19
  • Criminal damage & arson7
  • Other theft7
  • Anti-social behaviour3

Neighbourhood team: Avonmouth and Shirehampton · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • Theft and shoplifting remain a priority for Avonmouth and Shirehampton neighbourhood officers, with incidents continuing to be reported a…
  • Beachley Walk Children's Centre in Shirehampton was recently identified as a location experiencing anti-social behaviour (ASB). Reports i…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

285 reported road collisions (2025)

100 killed or seriously injured · 361 casualties · 13.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

150 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 103 rated 4–5 ★ (88 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: St Andrews Road (0.6 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from St Andrews Road (0.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£314,307 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across North Somerset · to 2026-08

Detached£536,372
Semi-detached£342,114
Terraced£274,586
Flat£169,859

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,209 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £820
  • 2 bed £1,079
  • 3 bed £1,345

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

9.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.0 times median annual pay (8.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

3,448 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 (8.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

44 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Volvo Truck & Bus (South) LTD (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

216,734 residents in North Somerset · 580/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,474
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,580
  • Net moves+2,894

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 215 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,491 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 101,970)

A £1,661
B £1,938
C £2,214
D £2,491
E £3,045
F £3,598
G £4,152
H £4,982

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

85 schools · 32,225 pupils

64 primary · 11 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 26 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

79 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Backwell SchoolGood
  • Broadoak AcademyGood
  • Clevedon SchoolGood
  • Gordano SchoolGood
  • Nailsea SchoolGood
  • Priory Community SchoolGood
  • St Katherine's SchoolGood
  • Winterstoke Hundred AcademyGood
  • Worle Community SchoolRequires improvement
  • Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
  • Hans Price Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Somerset

Care & health services

220 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes96
  • GP practices17
  • Dentists40
  • Homecare agencies42
  • Hospitals & hospices6

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · North Somerset

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

261 applications decided

92% granted · 240 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green / Independent coalition

  • Lab 10
  • Con 12
  • LD 9
  • Grn 8
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

173 jobs advertised · £43,138 avg

e.g. Commercial Tyre Technician - Mobile, EHS Advisor, Warehouse Operative (Zero/Casual Hours)

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£768 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,089 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 110,569 certificates

8.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 women · 62.6 men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in BS11

  • Shirehampton Group Practice
  • Primary Care Gynaecology Service
  • End Of Life Community Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bristol North West:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • St Andrews Road railway station · 0.6 km

    St Andrews Road railway station serves a large industrial area near to Avonmouth, Bristol, England. This station is 15 miles 37 chains (24.9 km) from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line, between Severn Beach…

  • Avonmouth explosion · 0.9 km

    On 3 December 2020, at about 11:20 GMT, a silo containing biosolids exploded in Avonmouth, Bristol, UK, killing four men, including a 16-year old apprentice, and injuring another person. Avon and Somerset Police decla…

  • Avonmouth railway station (Bristol Port Railway and Pier) · 1.1 km

    Avonmouth railway station was the terminus of the Bristol Port Railway and Pier, a self-contained railway which ran along the River Avon in Bristol, England. The station, which opened in 1865, was adjacent to a pier o…

  • Avonmouth · 1.2 km

    Avonmouth is a port and outer suburb of Bristol, England, on the north bank of the mouth of the River Avon and the eastern shore of the Severn Estuary. Part of the Port of Bristol, Avonmouth Docks is important to the…

  • Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston · 1.2 km

    Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston is an electoral ward in Bristol, England. It is represented by three members on Bristol City Council which, following the 2024 local elections, are Don Alexander and Tom Blenkinsop of the…

  • Avonmouth railway station · 1.3 km

    Avonmouth railway station is located on the Severn Beach Line and serves the district of Avonmouth in Bristol, England. It is 9 miles (14 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is AVN. The statio…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Avonmouth?
Avonmouth is a town in Somerset, England, in the North Somerset local authority.
How deprived is Avonmouth?
The North Somerset local authority, which includes Avonmouth, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.