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Chew Magna

Chew Magna is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 1,149. It has around 1 pharmacy and 3 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Parson Street, 7.4 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chew Magna area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bath and North East Somerset area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 193,409 residents at roughly 559 people per km².

Council
Bath and North East Somerset
County
Somerset
Constituency
North East Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 39th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.

Low crime60
Home affordability25
Affordable rents6
Good schools82
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation85
Employment96
Low council tax63

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

10°CCloudy

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:42

9h 37m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

12 reported · August 2026▲ 1100% YoY

  • Shoplifting3
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Other theft2
  • Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Pensford and Chew Valley · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • The area has an impressive number of Farm Watch and Horse Watch members. Beat officers continue to maintain regular contact with members,…
  • Road safety is one the main concerns of residents in the area. The top issues being speeding and parking on pavements. We work closely wi…

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

Road safety

202 reported road collisions (2025)

69 killed or seriously injured · 250 casualties · 10.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

35 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 29 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Parson Street (7.4 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Parson Street (7.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£406,084 average▼ 1.8% YoY

Across Bath and North East Somerset · to 2026-08

Detached£710,239
Semi-detached£441,748
Terraced£386,635
Flat£237,954

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,885 average monthly rent▲ 7.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,207
  • 2 bed £1,523
  • 3 bed £1,811

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

10.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.4 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

2,395 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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (9.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.9 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: The Pelican Inn (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches21
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

193,409 residents in Bath and North East Somerset · 559/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK19,824
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,688
  • Net moves+136

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 252 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 86,890)

A £1,589
B £1,854
C £2,119
D £2,383
E £2,913
F £3,443
G £3,972
H £4,767

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

94 schools · 31,546 pupils

63 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 39 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

80 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Beechen Cliff SchoolGood
  • IKB AcademyGood
  • Lift BroadlandsGood
  • Oldfield SchoolGood
  • Saint Gregory's Catholic CollegeGood
  • St Mark's CofE SchoolGood
  • Writhlington SchoolGood
  • Chew Valley School
  • Hayesfield Girls School
  • Norton Hill Academy
  • Ralph Allen School
  • Somerset Studio School
  • Somervale Secondary School
  • Wellsway School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bath and North East Somerset

Care & health services

189 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes55
  • GP practices26
  • Dentists62
  • Homecare agencies29
  • Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bath and North East Somerset

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Chew Magna)
  • Within the Green Belt
  • 47 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

479 applications decided

96.5% granted · 462 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 6
  • Con 2
  • LD 38
  • Grn 3
  • Oth 10

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,780 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£790 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,582 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 93,877 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.6 women · 65.3 men

52% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in BS40

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Somerset and Hanham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna · 0.3 km

    The Church of St Andrew in Chew Magna, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century with a large 15th-century pinnacled sandstone tower, a Norman font and a rood screen that is the full width of the church. It is a G…

  • Old School Room, Chew Magna · 0.3 km

    The Old School Room in Chew Magna, Somerset, England was built around 1510. It is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Manor House, Chew Magna · 0.3 km

    The Manor House in Chew Magna, Somerset, England, was a country house built in the mid-17th century. It was the principal residence of the Adlam family from the mid-1800s until 1940. The house is a Grade II* listed bu…

  • Chew Court · 0.4 km

    Chew Court is a Grade II* listed building next to St Andrew's church in Chew Magna, Somerset, England.

  • Chew Magna · 0.5 km

    Chew Magna is a village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 1,149.

  • Chew Magna Reservoir · 0.9 km

    Chew Magna Reservoir is a 5-acre (2 ha) reservoir on the western outskirts of the village of Chew Magna, Somerset, England. It lies just north of the B3130 Winford Road.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chew Magna?
Chew Magna is a town in Somerset, England, in the Bath and North East Somerset local authority.
What is the population of Chew Magna?
Chew Magna has an approximate settlement population of 1,149.
How deprived is Chew Magna?
The Bath and North East Somerset local authority, which includes Chew Magna, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.