North Somerset
Local authority in South West · 138 neighbourhoods
Areas
26 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Backwell & Flax Bourton · BS484 neighbourhoods£4,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Long Ashton & Gordano · BS417 neighbourhoods£4,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Clevedon North & Walton · BS214 neighbourhoods£4,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Portishead Redcliffe · BS204 neighbourhoods£4,440 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Nailsea East · BS485 neighbourhoods£4,300 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Clevedon South & Yeo · BS215 neighbourhoods£4,250 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Portishead Central · BS206 neighbourhoods£4,230 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Portishead South · BS205 neighbourhoods£4,200 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Nailsea West · BS486 neighbourhoods£4,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wrington, Felton & Dundry · BS404 neighbourhoods£3,950 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,750 per m² · South West £3,590 per m²
- By type
- Flat £187k · Terraced £272k · Semi £325k · Detached £439k
- Neighbourhoods
- 138
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 74.2 per 1,000 a year · South West 70.3
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
75 state schools- Primary
- 64
- Secondary
- 11
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £57,600 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 7% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 10% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 33% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is North Somerset safe?
Police recorded about 74.2 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, about the same as South West as a whole (70.3). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in North Somerset?
Homes sold for a typical £3,750 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South West as a whole (£3,590 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £265,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in North Somerset?
There are 64 state primary and 11 state secondary schools inside North Somerset's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is North Somerset a deprived area?
10% of North Somerset's 138 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 33% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.