Portishead Central

North Somerset · South West · population 9,768 · 6 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #910 of 6,856 in England
  • #77 of 710 in South West
  • #8 of 26 in North Somerset
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,782
Median age (est.)46
Density3,786per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 11%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Portishead Central is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #910 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 26 in North Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (93) and lowest on Crime (54). Typical homes here sold for about £340,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 179 sales), 8% above the wider North Somerset median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,529 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 87 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 74 · #1,794
Employment 76 · #1,636
Education 81 · #1,314
Health 81 · #1,307
Crime 54 · #3,131
Housing & access 68 · #2,226
Living environment 93 · #505

House prices ?

£340,000median (12m) · +3.0% yr · n=179
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£340,000179+3.0%+3.0%
Detached£560,00023+31.8%+19.6%
Semi-detached£365,00029+2.8%+6.3%
Terraced£411,25050-3.2%+15.7%
Flat£247,50077-1.0%+4.4%
This area£340,000
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)£42,529±£5,998 · #2,700 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,680
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

82Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 854 offences
North Somerset76
South West71
England83

Rank #4,424 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences324
Theft266
Burglary36
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons97
Drugs16
Robbery9
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 161 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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