Locking

10°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 7° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:42

9h 34m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, 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

28 reported · August 2026▼ 24% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences13
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Other theft1

9 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Weston Villages · 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)

179 food businesses within 2 miles

• 166 rated 4–5 ★ (139 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Weston Milton (2.4 km)
• 19 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: 139.8p · AppleGreen (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (10.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: The Landing Light Pub & Restaurant (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches13
• Playgrounds4

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 19 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

Dan Aldridge

Labour

Weston-super-Mare

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)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

3% low-carbon electricity

Gas 98% · Wind 3%

384 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

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in BS24

• Stafford Medical Group
• Health Visiting

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Weston-super-Mare:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth194 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks177 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND163 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK146 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately135 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  Locking, Somerset · 0.6 km

  Locking is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is a predominantly quiet residential area of North Somerset, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south east of the town of Weston-super-Mare.

• RAF Locking · 0.9 km

  RAF Locking was a Royal Air Force station near the village of Locking and about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. During the period 1939 to 2000, the station trained tens of thousands…

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  Locking Castle · 1.0 km

  Locking Castle was a castle that once stood on Carberry Hill near the site of RAF Locking in Locking in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.

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  The Helicopter Museum · 1.1 km

  The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, is a museum featuring a collection of more than 80 helicopters and autogyros from around the world, both civilian and military. It is based at the s…

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  LeisureDome, Weston-super-Mare · 1.2 km

  LeisureDome was a proposed indoor ski slope for Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. It was to be located on the site of the former RAF Locking, which closed in 1999. Planning permission for the LeisureDome was grant…

• Winterstoke Gate · 1.3 km

  Winterstoke Gate is a settlement in Locking Parish, North Somerset, England. The development comprises 425 homes.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)