Thornbury South

South Gloucestershire · South West · population 6,710 · 4 LSOAs

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

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,075 of 6,856 in England
  • #226 of 710 in South West
  • #20 of 34 in South Gloucestershire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,723
Median age (est.)47
Density482per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Thornbury South is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,075 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 34 in South Gloucestershire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (87) and lowest on Education (51). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 90 sales), in line with the wider South Gloucestershire median of £335,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,954 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 74 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 61 · #2,678
Employment 64 · #2,493
Education 51 · #3,350
Health 71 · #1,959
Crime 87 · #882
Housing & access 59 · #2,836
Living environment 74 · #1,767

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · +11.1% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,00090+11.1%+22.3%
Detached£510,00033+8.8%+17.6%
Semi-detached£332,50021+3.9%+12.0%
Terraced£285,99521+5.3%+26.7%
Flat£182,50015+3.7%+20.1%
This area£350,000
South Gloucestershire£335,000
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)£43,954±£6,245 · #2,326 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,547
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 ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 497 offences
South Gloucestershire70
South West71
England83

Rank #3,779 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences242
Theft93
Burglary25
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons60
Drugs6
Robbery12
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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