Banwell

8°CSunny

• Today: 11° / 7° · 14% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:43

9h 37m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, United Kingdom

• 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

15 reported · August 2026▲ 114% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Burglary1

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Weston Villages · Avon And Somerset

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

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)

42 food businesses within 2 miles

• 38 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Puxton Park (3.7 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£314,307 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across North Somerset · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (6 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: Miller & Carter Weston Gateway (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

216,734 residents in North Somerset · 580/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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

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)

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

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

• In a conservation area (Banwell)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 43 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

261 applications decided

92% granted · 240 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat

Wells and Mendip Hills

Source: UK Parliament

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)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

10 jobs advertised · £35,846 avg

e.g. Electrician, Mental Health Care Assistant, Housekeeper

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 89% · Solar 8% · Wind 2%

352 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in BS29

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wells and Mendip Hills:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks524 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death485 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases289 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND242 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills198 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  Banwell · 0.5 km

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  Banwell Castle · 0.9 km

  Banwell Castle is a Victorian Gothic Revival mansion in Banwell, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

• Banwell Ochre Caves · 1.2 km

  Banwell Ochre Caves are a 12.46-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Banwell, North Somerset, notified in 1983.

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  Banwell Caves · 1.3 km

  Banwell Caves are a 1.7-hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Banwell, North Somerset, England notified in 1963.

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  Banwell Camp · 1.5 km

  Banwell Camp is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east from the Village of Banwell. Some artefacts found on…

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  Max Bog · 2.1 km

  Max Bog is a 10.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Somerset, notified in 1988.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)