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A town in Bristol, South West, home to 2,643 people. Over-65s are only 11% of the population.
The weak point is safety: police record 82.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 54.6 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 100%. Avonmouth’s overall grade, D, puts it better than 13% of UK towns. Residents’ health trails most towns: men here can expect to live to 77.6, women to 80.6. Where it does best is walkability: 30% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes sell for a median £250,000, about 4.5 years of what households in the Bristol council area earn.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Avonmouth does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Avonmouth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Avonmouth’s built-up area, and 3 scheduled monuments.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Avonmouth. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustTyntesfield House3.8 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseKings Weston House1.2 km outside town, to the east
ZooBristol Zoo Project2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumBlaise Castle House Museum2.3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumOakham Treasures1.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Water parkThe Wave3.4 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avonmouth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 658 crimes and 52 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Avonmouth’s built-up area. There were 20.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly a third of recorded crime.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Attainment 8 at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km averages 47.8, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. The one school in town appears below. Key Stage 2 results at the 17 primary schools within 3 km: 58% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 206 | D |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
15% of workers worked mainly from home, below Bristol’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Of the commuters living in Avonmouth, 23% work in the town itself. This Bristol town counts 5.9 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is no GP practice in Avonmouth: the nearest is 1 miles off. 16% of residents have a disability, below Bristol’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Avonmouth is Southmead Hospital, 4.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Avonmouth | Bristol | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
13% live in social housing, lower than both Bristol’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). No town in Bristol costs less to buy into than Avonmouth, at £250,000, the lowest of 2. Private rents average £1,883 a month across the Bristol, City of council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £270,000 | 24 |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 34 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,000 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Avonmouth has the fewest listed buildings of the towns in Bristol. Grade II covers all 5 listed buildings that Historic England records here. 3 scheduled monuments lie in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with England’s towns (12%) and below Bristol’s towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: just over one in ten residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Avonmouth are older than 35.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Avonmouth | Bristol | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 17% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 36% | 33% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 21% | 25% |
| 65+ | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 43% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Bristol and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmouth | 2,643 | — | D | C | D− | D |
| Pill | 4,956 | 1.4 | C+ | C− | C− | A |
| Portishead | 26,351 | 3.5 | A− | D | C+ | A |
| Severn Beach | 2,208 | 4.6 | — | B− | B− | B− |
| Long Ashton | 5,184 | 4.9 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Pilning | 1,400 | 5 | — | C | A− | B− |
| Bristol | 425,196 | 5.1 | D | D | D− | C− |
| Filton | 10,955 | 5.4 | C | C− | D | C |
Severn Beach and Pilning have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
It also has 3 scheduled monuments.
A young town. At the 2021 Census, 17% of residents were under 15 and 36% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 11% were 65 or over.
Band D council tax in Avonmouth is £2,714 for 2026–27, more than in 96% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Bristol, England
Avonmouth is a built-up area of 2,643 people, in the Bristol council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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