Corston (Bath and North East Somerset)

8°COvercast

• Today: 10° / 7° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:38

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 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

5 reported · August 2026

• Anti-social behaviour2
• Possession of weapons1
• Robbery1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Keynsham · Avon And Somerset

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

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)

80 food businesses within 2 miles

• 65 rated 4–5 ★ (50 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Avon Riverside (3.4 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£406,084 average▼ 1.8% YoY

Across Bath and North East Somerset · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (5.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (5.6 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

43 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Academic Building (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches9
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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)

• 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

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

£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

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

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

• In a conservation area (Corston)
• Within the Green Belt
• 67 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

479 applications decided

96.5% granted · 462 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dan Norris

Independent

North East Somerset and Hanham

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

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

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

• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,780 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 96% · Wind 4%

380 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

31 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in BA2

• Widcombe Surgery
• Heart Of Bath
• Combe Down Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks385 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth210 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills140 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases124 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

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

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  Newton St Loe · 1.1 km

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  Newton Park · 1.3 km

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  Bath Spa University · 1.3 km

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