Blagdon

9°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:43

9h 37m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, 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

6 reported · August 2026▲ 200% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Other theft1
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Yeo Vale · 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)

24 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 6 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 (8.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.9 km)

1 station 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)

• 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 (Blagdon)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 23 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
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

11 jobs advertised · £37,628 avg

e.g. Organic Farming Standards Manager, Undergraduate Technical Placement - Yeo Valley, Early Years Deputy Room Lead

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

2% low-carbon electricity

Gas 98% · Wind 2%

385 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

3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in BS40

• Harptree Surgery
• Chew Medical Practice
• Mendip Vale Medical Practice

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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  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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)