Bleadon
Bleadon is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 900. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 19 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Weston-super-Mare, 4.3 km away. There were around 21 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bleadon 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
- Weston-Super-Mare
- 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
14°CSunny
- Today: 21° / 13° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:35
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Cardiff Newport Road, United Kingdom
Crime
23 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Public order3
- Shoplifting2
Neighbourhood team: Weston Villages · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- If you have a bike, let us security mark it for free. It only takes a few minutes and all you need is a valid email address. For more inf…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
78 food businesses within 2 miles
- 68 rated 4–5 ★ (51 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Weston-super-Mare (4.3 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Weston-Super-Mare (4.3 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: 139.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Tim Hortons (3.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches3
- Golf courses1
- 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
- 8 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
Your MP
Dan Aldridge
Labour
Weston-super-Mare
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,005 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised
e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Hotel Kitchen - Team Member
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
Grid electricity
17% low-carbon electricity
Gas 83% · Wind 10% · Solar 6%
328 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
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 Weston-super-Mare:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership419 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office400 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s360 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance265 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test260 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Bleadon · 0.5 kmBleadon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Weston-super-Mare and, according to the 2021 census, has a population of 1,149.
Purn Hill · 0.6 kmPurn Hill is a 6.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Bleadon, Somerset, notified in 1990. The site is a small promontory of Carboniferous Limestone projecting southward from th…
Bleadon Hill · 1.4 kmBleadon Hill is a 13.52 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest just north of the village of Bleadon, North Somerset, notified in 1999.
Weston General Hospital · 2.0 kmWeston General Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in the town of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, operated by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. As of June 2019, the hospital…
Church of Saint Mary The Virgin, Hutton · 2.2 kmThe Anglican Church of Saint Mary The Virgin in Hutton within the English county of Somerset was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Hutton Court · 2.2 kmHutton Court is a country house at Hutton, Somerset, England, built in the 15th century as a manor house. It is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England. In addition to the main house, the boundary w…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bleadon?
- Bleadon is a town in Somerset, England, in the North Somerset local authority.
- What is the population of Bleadon?
- Bleadon has an approximate settlement population of 900.
- How deprived is Bleadon?
- The North Somerset local authority, which includes Bleadon, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.