Nailsea West

North Somerset · South West · population 9,250 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,191 of 6,856 in England
  • #110 of 710 in South West
  • #9 of 26 in North Somerset
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,249
Median age (est.)51
Density977per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above32%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 26%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 9%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Nailsea West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,191 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 26 in North Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Education (60). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 186 sales), in line with the wider North Somerset median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,911 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,027
Employment 63 · #2,514
Education 60 · #2,713
Health 77 · #1,561
Crime 89 · #745
Housing & access 75 · #1,719
Living environment 94 · #423

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · -4.5% yr · n=186
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,000186-4.5%+21.3%
Detached£472,50042+5.6%+20.7%
Semi-detached£325,00095-5.6%+14.0%
Terraced£295,00028+3.5%+27.7%
Flat£180,00021-11.1%+5.9%
This area£330,000
North Somerset£315,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,911±£5,455 · #4,072 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,386
Price-to-income ?8.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

83Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 402 offences
North Somerset76
South West71
England83

Rank #1,552 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences194
Theft84
Burglary24
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons39
Drugs6
Robbery1
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 99 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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