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Roughly one resident in 5 is aged 15 to 24. The town has 10,955 residents and lies in Gloucestershire, South West.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Where it falls short is safety — police record 43.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 22.4 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 85%. At C overall, Filton is better than 28% of UK towns and ranks #45 of 48 in Gloucestershire. It lags on cost of living as well (C−) — homes sell for a median £320,000, about 5.3 times local household income. Fewer journeys need a car: on the way to work, 31% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Filton 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 Filton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Filton’s built-up area.
2% 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 Filton. Best known first.
CastleBristol Castle4.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumAerospace Bristol200 m outside town, to the north
ZooBristol Zoo Project1.2 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseKings Weston House4.4 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseCharles Wesley's House4.5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumJohn Wesley's New Room4.7 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Filton.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Children are 14% of the town. Half the people of Filton are older than 34.3.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Filton | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 21% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the town’s 3 primary schools, just over half of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 630 pupils attend Filton’s three primaries. Attainment 8 at the 9 secondary schools within 3 km averages 48.4, and 48% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charborough Road Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 254 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £50K a year before tax, below Gloucestershire’s towns (£59K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. 54% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. By car: that was how 66% of commuters travelled at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Filton has 6 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below Gloucestershire’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39) alike. 2% of homes date from before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Filton logged 1,231 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 160 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 13.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 44% of the crimes.
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.
Owners make up 58% of households, lower than Gloucestershire’s towns (68%) and near England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,464 a month across the South Gloucestershire council area. Half of the 336 standard sales inside Filton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £320,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £512,500 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £371,000 | 112 |
| Terraced | £316,750 | 140 |
| Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | 74 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There is no GP practice in Filton: the nearest is 0.9 miles off. The nearest A&E to Filton is Southmead Hospital, 1.3 miles away. Disability touches 18% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Filton | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filton | 10,955 | — | C | C− | D | C |
| Stoke Gifford | 13,477 | 1.3 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Patchway | 16,517 | 1.7 | C | C | D− | C− |
| Bradley Stoke | 25,194 | 2 | A− | C | B− | A− |
| Bristol | 425,196 | 3.4 | D | D | D− | C− |
| Almondsbury | 2,937 | 3.4 | B− | D | B | B |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 160,280 | 3.9 | C+ | C | C− | C+ |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 14,969 | 3.9 | A− | D | B | A− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Filton is £2,753 for 2026–27, more than in 98% 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.
Filton has 3 state schools; places are handled by South Gloucestershire council.
Town in Gloucestershire, England
Filton is a built-up area of 10,955 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
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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