Yatton Keynell
Yatton Keynell is a village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of around 825. There is around 1 GP surgery or clinic, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Chippenham, 5.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, 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 Yatton Keynell area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wiltshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 510,333 residents at roughly 157 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 55th of 294 English council areas — better than 81% 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
21°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 24° / 17° · 58% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:27
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
880 reported road collisions (2024)
172 killed or seriously injured · 1,180 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
9 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chippenham (6.0 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chippenham (6.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£328,908 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Wiltshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,072 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY
- 1 bed £743
- 2 bed £964
- 3 bed £1,209
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (5.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (5.8 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: RAWOWNED MANOR HOUSE 2 (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches8
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
510,333 residents in Wiltshire · 157/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 231 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,572 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (25% of 233,060)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
268 schools · 74,579 pupils
201 primary · 28 secondary · 39 other
Ofsted: 106 of 128 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
235inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Malmesbury SchoolOutstanding
- Abbeyfield SchoolGood
- Bradon Forest SchoolGood
- Kingsbury Green AcademyGood
- Matravers SchoolGood
- Melksham Oak Community SchoolGood
- Sheldon SchoolGood
- South Wilts Grammar SchoolGood
- St Augustine's Catholic CollegeGood
- The Corsham SchoolGood
- The Trafalgar School at DowntonGood
- The Wellington AcademyGood
- Pewsey Vale SchoolRequires improvement
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolRequires improvement
- Avon Valley Academy
- Devizes School
- Hardenhuish School
- Kingdown School
- Lavington School
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
- Sarum Academy
- St John's Marlborough
- St Laurence School
- The Clarendon Academy
- The John of Gaunt School
- The Stonehenge School
- Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wiltshire
Care & health services
514 CQC-registered services
- Care homes163
- GP practices61
- Dentists98
- Homecare agencies152
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Wiltshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (YATTON KEYNELL)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 63 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
832 applications decided
92.2% granted · 767 granted, 65 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat
South Cotswolds
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 38
- LD 43
- Ref 10
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
24,755 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£751 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,404 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 241,404 certificates
9.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
27% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Imports 20% · Wind 9% · Solar 7%
229 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63.7 women · 63.8 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Cotswolds:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership484 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership340 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need297 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office238 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Yatton Keynell · 0.0 kmYatton Keynell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is on the B4039 road near Castle Combe, about 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Chippenham, and about the same distance to the east of the coun…
- RAF Castle Combe · 1.4 km
Royal Air Force Castle Combe or more simply RAF Castle Combe is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England.
Castle Combe Circuit · 1.4 kmCastle Combe Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire, England, approximately 20-mile (32 km) from Bristol. The circuit is based on the perimeter track of a former World War II airfield, and was opened for racin…
West Yatton Down · 1.5 kmWest Yatton Down is a 14.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971.
- Broomfield, Wiltshire · 2.0 km
Broomfield is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England. It is in Yatton Keynell parish, north of Yatton Keynell village and about 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the town of Chippenham.
- Rack Hill · 2.5 km
Rack Hill is a 10.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1975.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yatton Keynell?
- Yatton Keynell is a town in Wiltshire, England, in the Wiltshire local authority.
- What is the population of Yatton Keynell?
- Yatton Keynell has an approximate settlement population of 825.
- How deprived is Yatton Keynell?
- The Wiltshire local authority, which includes Yatton Keynell, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.