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 (IoD2019). 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 107th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 17° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:29
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
288 reported road collisions (2024)
56 killed or seriously injured · 379 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
131 food businesses within 2 miles
- 103 rated 4–5 ★ (88 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
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
£314,628 average▲ 7.5% YoY
Across North Somerset · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,205 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £818
- 2 bed £1,075
- 3 bed £1,341
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)
20 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)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 221 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,491 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 101,970)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
85 schools · 32,275 pupils
64 primary · 11 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 26 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
80inspected 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
221 CQC-registered services
- Care homes97
- GP practices17
- Dentists40
- Homecare agencies43
- 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
233 applications decided
89.7% granted · 209 granted, 24 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green / Independent coalition
- Lab 10
- Con 12
- LD 9
- Grn 8
- Ref 2
- 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
10,005 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
237 jobs advertised · £40,094 avg
e.g. QA / Welding Inspector, Gas Installations Engineer, Account Manager - Inbound Calls
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£768 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bristol North West:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership427 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership423 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks268 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office225 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St Andrews Road railway station · 0.6 kmSt 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 kmOn 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 kmAvonmouth 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 kmAvonmouth 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 kmAvonmouth 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)
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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 IoD2019.