City Profile • Local Authority
North Somerset
North Somerset is a local authority district comprising 15 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £368k, reflecting a upward trend of 0.8% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 82 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
219,145
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
15 AreasBS18ExploreBS19ExploreBS20ExploreBS21ExploreBS22ExploreBS23ExploreBS24ExploreBS25ExploreBS26ExploreBS29ExploreBS40ExploreBS41ExploreBS48ExploreBS49ExploreBS8Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the North Somerset authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English90.4%
White: Other White4.6%
White: Irish0.5%
White and Asian0.5%
Indian0.5%
White and Black Caribbean0.5%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.3%
50-54 years7.2%
45-49 years6.5%
70-74 years6.4%
60-64 years6.2%
40-44 years6.2%
Top Occupations
Professional19.8%
Managers and directors14.2%
Associate professional13.2%
Skilled trades10.2%
Caring and leisure9.9%
Administrative and secretarial9.9%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright39.4%
Owned: Mortgage32.3%
Private rented: Landlord16.4%
Social rented: Other7.1%
Social rented: Council2.1%
Private rented: Other2.0%
Area DNA
health4/10
safety5/10
transit7/10
investment8/10