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Upton Cheyney

Upton Cheyney is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 250. There are 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Avon Riverside, 1.3 km away. There were around 6 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 Upton Cheyney 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

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 91% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:31

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 · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Bitton and Parkwall · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • We have received a significant number of calls and complaints regarding School Road and the local Co-op store , which have been experienc…

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

81 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 65 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
  • 0 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: Avon Riverside (1.4 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Keynsham (3.6 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: 156.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (8.8 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

45 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Glenavon Farm Partnership (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools7
  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds1

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 (Upton Cheyney Conservation Area)
  • Within the Green Belt
  • 96 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 & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 8% · Imports 6%

222 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · 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

  • Upton Cheyney · 0.2 km

    Upton Cheyney is a village near to Bitton and Bristol in South Gloucestershire, England, in the parish of Bitton. It has a population of about 140 in 60 households. Upton Cheyney was designated as a conservation area…

  • Swineford · 0.5 km

    Swineford is a hamlet in the South Gloucestershire council area of the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, very close to the boundary with the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority area. It is lo…

  • A431 road · 0.8 km

    The A431 is an A road running from Bristol to Bath in England. It runs parallel to, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north of, the A4, the principal route between Bristol and Bath on the south side of the River Avon.

  • Swineford Lock · 0.8 km

    Swineford Lock is a canal lock situated on the River Avon, at the village of Swineford, England.

  • Bitton · 1.1 km

    Bitton is a village and civil parish in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It is located approximately 7.6 miles east of the city of Bristol. The River Boyd flo…

  • North Stoke, Somerset · 1.2 km

    North Stoke is a village within the civil parish of Kelston in the Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) unitary authority within the historic county of Somerset, England, and close to the border with South Gloucesters…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Upton Cheyney?
Upton Cheyney is a town in Somerset, England, in the Bath and North East Somerset local authority.
How deprived is Upton Cheyney?
The Bath and North East Somerset local authority, which includes Upton Cheyney, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.