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Pensford

Pensford is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 870. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Keynsham, 6.4 km away. There were around 5 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 Pensford area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bath and North East Somerset area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). 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 40th of 294 English council areas — better than 86% of them.

Low crime59
Home affordability25
Affordable rents6
Good schools82
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation86
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

19°COvercast

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 45% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:29

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Pensford and Chew Valley · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • The above issue is a forcewide priority for Avon and Somerset Constabulary to make women feel safer walking, predominantly after dark, in…
  • The area has an impressive number of Farm Watch and Horse Watch members. Beat officers continue to maintain regular contact with members,…

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

Road safety

187 reported road collisions (2024)

41 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

16 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 13 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Keynsham (6.4 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Keynsham (6.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£404,480 average 0.1% YoY

Across Bath and North East Somerset · to 2026-06

Detached£705,147
Semi-detached£440,465
Terraced£384,310
Flat£238,214

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,881 average monthly rent 7.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,205
  • 2 bed £1,520
  • 3 bed £1,806

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (9.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (4.9 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

25 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: The Pig Restaurants-Bath (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds3

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)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 274 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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%)

80inspected 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

186 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes55
  • GP practices26
  • Dentists59
  • 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 (Pensford)
  • Within the Green Belt
  • 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

380 applications decided

93.2% granted · 354 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dan Norris

Independent

North East Somerset and Hanham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
  • AyeDraft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 6
  • Con 2
  • LD 38
  • Grn 3
  • Oth 9

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

14 jobs advertised · £33,180 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Lead Heavy Plant Engineer

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 87% · Wind 7% · Solar 5%

344 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Thomas à Becket Church, Pensford · 0.1 km

    St Thomas à Becket Church in Pensford, Somerset in southwest England, dates from the 14th century and was active in 1341, although only the tower remains from that date, the rest of the church having been rebuilt in 1…

  • Pensford · 0.1 km

    Pensford is the largest village in the civil parish of Publow in Somerset, England. It lies in the Chew Valley, approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Bristol, 8 miles (13 km) west of Bath, and 14 miles (23 km) north…

  • Pensford Viaduct · 0.2 km

    Pensford Viaduct is a disused railway bridge in the village of Pensford, within the historic English county of Somerset, now unitary authority Bath and North East Somerset. It is a Grade II listed building. The viaduc…

  • Church of All Saints, Publow · 0.7 km

    The Church of All Saints in Publow, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century, and has a 15th-century tower with gargoyles. The pulpit is Jacobean. It has been designated a Grade I listed building.

  • Belluton · 0.7 km

    Belluton is a village in Somerset, England. It is in the district of Bath and North East Somerset and is located due south of the city of Bristol and due west of the city of Bath. The eastern end of the village is def…

  • Publow · 0.9 km

    Publow is a small village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It lies beside the River Chew in the Chew Valley. It is 7 miles from Bristol, 9 miles from Bath, and 4 miles from Keynsham. The prin…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pensford?
Pensford is a town in Somerset, England, in the Bath and North East Somerset local authority.
What is the population of Pensford?
Pensford has an approximate settlement population of 870.
How deprived is Pensford?
The Bath and North East Somerset local authority, which includes Pensford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.