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Long Ashton

Long Ashton is a town in Somerset, England, with a population of around 5,254. It has 12 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Butterfly Junction, 3.2 km away, and there were around 14 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 Long Ashton 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
North Somerset
Police force
Avon and Somerset
56/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 107th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability40
Affordable rents29
Good schools75
Life expectancy64
Low deprivation70
Employment72
Low council tax34

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: 18° / 17° · 94% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:32

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

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

Crime

18 reported · July 2026 22% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Vehicle crime4
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Burglary3

Neighbourhood team: Redwood · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • We welcome feedback from the public and want you to engage with us. Let us know about the issues you have in your area, how we can suppor…
  • We have been receiving reports of the illegal use of these vehicles in Pill, especially on Watch House Hill and the main road through the…

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

119 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 104 rated 4–5 ★ (81 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Butterfly Junction (3.2 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Parson Street (3.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£314,628 average 7.5% YoY

Across North Somerset · to 2026-06

Detached£539,385
Semi-detached£342,718
Terraced£272,488
Flat£170,087

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: 154.9p · Esso (3.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (6.5 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

89 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Long Ashton Park and Ride (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches15
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds4

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)

A £1,661
B £1,938
C £2,214
D £2,491
E £3,045
F £3,598
G £4,152
H £4,982

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
  • 64 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

Sadik Al-Hassan

Labour

North Somerset

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

42 jobs advertised · £40,821 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online German 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

62% low-carbon electricity

Solar 51% · Gas 31% · Wind 9% · Imports 7%

127 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 North Somerset:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Hebron Church, Long Ashton · 0.3 km

    Hebron Church is an evangelical church in Long Ashton, North Somerset, near Bristol in England, was first founded in 1934 by Ernest Dyer.

  • Long Ashton Rural District · 0.6 km

    Long Ashton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.

  • Long Ashton · 0.6 km

    Long Ashton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset and is one of a number of large villages just outside the boundary of city of Bristol urban area.…

  • Long Ashton railway station · 0.8 km

    Long Ashton railway station was a railway station on the Bristol to Exeter line, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Bristol Temple Meads, serving the village of Long Ashton in North Somerset, England. There were two stat…

  • Long Ashton Research Station · 0.9 km

    Long Ashton Research Station (LARS) was an agricultural and horticultural government-funded research centre located in the village of Long Ashton near Bristol, UK. It was created in 1903 to study and improve the Wes…

  • Church of All Saints, Long Ashton · 1.2 km

    The Anglican Church of All Saints in Long Ashton was built in the 14th century although much of the fabric was rebuilt in the 1870s. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Long Ashton?
Long Ashton is a town in Somerset, England, in the North Somerset local authority.
What is the population of Long Ashton?
Long Ashton has an approximate settlement population of 5,254.
How deprived is Long Ashton?
The North Somerset local authority, which includes Long Ashton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.