Blagdon

17°CFog

• Today: 20° / 17° · 68% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:29

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

5 reported · July 2026▲ 150% YoY

• Vehicle crime2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Yeo Vale · Avon And Somerset

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

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)

25 food businesses within 2 miles

• 24 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

1 active warning/alert

• Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

Source: Environment Agency

• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£314,628 average▲ 7.5% YoY

Across North Somerset · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Lye Cross Farm (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5

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)

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

£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 · 32,275 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)

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

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

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

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

233 applications decided

89.7% granted · 209 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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 2
• Oth 8

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

21 jobs advertised · £39,044 avg

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Source: Adzuna

£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

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

8% low-carbon electricity

Gas 93% · Wind 7% · Solar 0%

364 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

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

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership427 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership392 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office296 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases284 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s254 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Blagdon · 0.0 km

  Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beaut…

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  Church of St Andrew, Blagdon · 0.3 km

  The Anglican Church Of St Andrew in Blagdon, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Blagdon railway station · 0.8 km

  Blagdon railway station is a closed terminus railway station situated in the village of Blagdon in North Somerset, England.

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  Blagdon Lake · 1.6 km

  Blagdon Lake lies in a valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, close to the village of Blagdon and approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Bristol, England. The lake was created by Bristol Water, when it damm…

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  Bourne SSSI, Avon · 2.0 km

  Bourne SSSI, Avon is an 8.47 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Burrington, North Somerset, notified in 1992.

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  Burrington railway station · 2.1 km

  Burrington railway station served the village of Burrington, North Somerset, England, from 1901 to 1950 on the Wrington Vale Light Railway.

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