South West

27 local authorities. Average Area Score shown per authority.

56

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#3 of 9 regions · 710 neighbourhoods · 5,766,937 residents

Income58
Employment56
Education52
Health58
Crime64
Housing & access46
Living env.53
Decile 1: 2% of residentsDecile 2: 5% of residentsDecile 3: 8% of residentsDecile 4: 11% of residentsDecile 5: 13% of residentsDecile 6: 16% of residentsDecile 7: 13% of residentsDecile 8: 13% of residentsDecile 9: 12% of residentsDecile 10: 7% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Hartcliffe (0) to Charlton Park (100); 2% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

The South West contains both ends of the scale: Charlton Park at 100 out of 100 (#1 of 6,856 in England) against Hartcliffe at 0, a 100-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 248 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 129 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £157,000 in Torquay Central to £762,500 in Westbury-on-Trym — a 4.9× gap within the South West.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,118a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime71per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in South West

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +13.8% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 79,827 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£305,000
Terraced£265,000
Flat£185,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Avg Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap an authority to browse it →
Local authorityAreasAvg score
Tewkesbury 1075
South Gloucestershire 3474
Bath and North East Somerset 2773
Cotswold 1173
Cheltenham 1571

Neighbourhood rankings in South West

Highest Area Scores

score /100

Charlton Park100
Henleaze100
Leckhampton100
Westbury-on-Trym100
Downend North100

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Clifton Village£59,441
Stoke Bishop£56,542
Henleaze£56,459
Westbury Park£56,040
Redland & St Andrew's£55,591

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Tidworth4.7×
Keyham4.9×
Ford & Blockhouse Park5.0×
Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town5.0×
Yeovil Town5.0×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

People living in South West Census 2021

Residents5,701,140
Median age (est.)44
Density239per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 13%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · 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.

Nearby areas

Regions bordering South West.