Kewstoke
Kewstoke is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 3,000. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 29 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Weston Milton, 2.3 km away. There were around 64 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 Kewstoke 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 17° · 93% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:33
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Cardiff Newport Road, United Kingdom
Crime
38 reported · July 2026▲ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences26
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Public order3
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Worle and North Weston · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Conducting targeted patrols in areas where electric scooters are frequently reported as being used illegally on public roads, footpaths a…
- Targeting ongoing reports of youth-related ASB, including noise, vandalism, and intimidation in local parks and housing estates.
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
450 food businesses within 2 miles
- 391 rated 4–5 ★ (300 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Weston Milton (2.3 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Weston Milton (2.3 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: 157.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Sand Road Car Park (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches4
- 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
- 7 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
- Schools3
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,005 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
18 jobs advertised · £59,178 avg
e.g. Online Photography Tutor - Part Time, Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN/RNLD), Online Yoga Tutor - Part Time
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
8% low-carbon electricity
Gas 92% · Wind 8%
362 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
Kewstoke · 0.2 kmKewstoke is a civil parish and village in Somerset, England, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, located next to the strip of coast called Sand Bay. Its population in the 2011 census was 1,690.
Worlebury Hill · 1.8 kmWorlebury Hill is the name given to an upland area lying between the flatlands of Weston-super-Mare and the Kewstoke area of North Somerset, England. Worlebury Hill's rises from sea level to its highest point of 109 m…
- Milton Road (Somerset) railway station · 1.9 km
Milton Road railway station served the suburb of Milton, North Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.
Sand Bay · 1.9 kmSand Bay is a strip of coast in North Somerset bordered to the south by Worlebury Hill and to the north by Sand Point and Middle Hope. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare, and acr…
Weston-super-Mare Ashcombe Road railway station · 1.9 kmWeston-super-Mare Ashcombe Road railway station served the town of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.
- Church of St Martin, Worle · 2.0 km
The Church of St Martin in Worle within the English county of Somerset has Norman origins. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kewstoke?
- Kewstoke is a town in Somerset, England, in the North Somerset local authority.
- How deprived is Kewstoke?
- The North Somerset local authority, which includes Kewstoke, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.