Coalpit Heath’s story
No listed buildings inside Coalpit Heath’s built-up area
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Coalpit HeathGloucestershire
Some 186 people live in this village, in Gloucestershire, South West.
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Population
186
Census 2021 · South Gloucestershire council
Median age
72.8
72% are 65+ · Gloucestershire 20%
Degree level
14%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Coalpit Heath a good place to live?
Coalpit Heath is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. People aged 65 and over make up 72% of residents. 85% of households own their home with no mortgage. 14% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Coalpit Heath stand out
The 3 things Coalpit Heath does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coalpit Heath.
Who lives here
Children make up only 2.2% of Coalpit Heath, fewer than in Gloucestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
72.8median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 1.1%, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Coalpit Heath in two is 72.8.
Coalpit HeathGloucestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
72%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications40%
Apprenticeship11%
A levels or similar10%
Degree level14%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Coalpit Heath | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2.2% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 1.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 7% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 72% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 10% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 14% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Coalpit Heath: 22% commute under 5 km, below Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
16%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Coalpit Heath has 1 jobs. Just over four in five commuters drove, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 4.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
Bus16%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
4.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Few households rent privately in Coalpit Heath: 3%, fewer than in Gloucestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
1% live in social housing, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 94%. Private rents average £1,464 a month across the South Gloucestershire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Coalpit Heath£0K
Typical UK town£277K
94%
of households own their home · England 61%
3%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,464
average private rent a month, South Gloucestershire council area
£2,493
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Coalpit Heath records less violent crime per resident than Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns, at 12.5 per 1,000 a year
12.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.8 reports per 1,000, lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Coalpit Heath logged 3 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences made up two thirds of the total.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
12.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Only 64% of people in Coalpit Heath say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Gloucestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
64%good or very good health
One in ten residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). A disability affects nearly a third of people in Coalpit Heath. Seeing a GP means leaving Coalpit Heath: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 64%Fair 26%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Coalpit Heath | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 64% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 32% | 17% | 17% |
82
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.9
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
No listed buildings in Coalpit Heath
0listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
One scheduled monument lies in Coalpit Heath. 16% of its homes were built before 1919, below Gloucestershire’s towns (19%) and close to England’s towns (16%). Historic England’s list has no building inside the town’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Coalpit Heath
12pages on Coalpit Heath
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Acton Court and 3 more in and around Coalpit Heath
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Coalpit Heath. Best known first.
Historic houseActon Court3.9 km outside town, to the northPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustFrenchay Moor3.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumYate Heritage Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumFrenchay Village Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Acton Court: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Coalpit Heath
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Coalpit Heath is a built-up area of 186 people, in the South Gloucestershire 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
- Population
- 186 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004930
Coalpit Heath’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Frampton Cotterell and WinterbourneYatePucklechurchChipping SodburyStoke GiffordKingswood and FishpondsBradley StokeCoalpit Heath
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalpit Heath | 186 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 14,969 | 1 | A− | D | B | A− |
| Yate | 28,352 | 2.4 | C+ | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Pucklechurch | 2,702 | 2.7 | B | C | B− | B |
| Chipping Sodbury | 8,026 | 3.1 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Stoke Gifford | 13,477 | 3.3 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 160,280 | 3.8 | C+ | C | C− | C+ |
| Bradley Stoke | 25,194 | 3.9 | A− | C | B− | A− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Coalpit Heath
How much is council tax in Coalpit Heath?
Band D council tax in Coalpit Heath is £2,493 for 2026–27, more than in 63% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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