Abbots Leigh’s story
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Abbots Leigh’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Abbots LeighSomerset
Some 302 people live in this village, in Somerset, South West.
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Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
302
Census 2021 · North Somerset council
Median home
£1.1M
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.6
24% are 65+ · Somerset 23%
Degree level
61%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
22%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Abbots Leigh a good place to live?
Abbots Leigh has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. The median sale price is £1,062,500. 10 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Just over three in five adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Abbots Leigh stand out
The 3 things Abbots Leigh does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
3.8 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Holy Trinity Church; 13.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Somerset 32%.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →SS Great Britain Museum and 59 more in and around Abbots Leigh
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Abbots Leigh. Best known first.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum3.4 km outside town, to the east
CathedralBristol Cathedral3.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the east · 451K visitors a year
ZooBristol Zoo1.9 km outside town, to the east
CathedralClifton Cathedral2.4 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryArnolfini4.1 km outside town, to the east · 398K visitors a yearPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Abbots Leigh.
Who lives here
Abbots Leigh is a graduates’ town: 61% hold a degree, more than in both Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
The median resident of Abbots Leigh is 48.6 years old. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Somerset’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
48.6median age
Abbots LeighSomersetEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level61%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Abbots Leigh | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 61% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Benefit claims run low in Abbots Leigh, 0.9% of 16 to 64s, below Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
By car: that was how 78% of commuters travelled at the census. Households had £59K a year before tax, above both Somerset’s towns (£54K) and England’s towns (£55K). Jobs per working resident: 0.8.
22%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving78%
On foot10%
Bicycle10%
Train1%
38%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
52%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
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 Abbots Leigh: 4%, fewer than in both Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
96% of households own their home, higher than both Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,209 a month across the North Somerset council area. That is the middle of 12 standard sales inside Abbots Leigh’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£1.1Mmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Abbots Leigh£1.1M
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,125,000 | 11 |
96%
of households own their home · England 61%
4%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,209
average private rent a month, North Somerset council area
£2,438
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
Abbots Leigh records more burglary and damage per resident than Somerset’s towns or England’s towns, at 18.8 per 1,000 a year
Violence comes to 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 10 crimes inside Abbots Leigh’s built-up area. There were 5.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Somerset’s towns (7.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
9.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft3
Violence & sexual2
Public order2
Burglary2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
9.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
18.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Abbots Leigh than in Somerset’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.7% of residents
Nearly one in ten residents have a disability, below Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Asked at the census, 93% of residents of Abbots Leigh said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Abbots Leigh is UHBW Bristol Campus, 3.1 miles away.
93%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 93%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Abbots Leigh | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 93% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.2% | 18% | 17% |
82.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
More buildings in Abbots Leigh are listed than in Somerset’s towns or England’s towns: 331 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 28%. Grade II* covers 1 of them. One registered park or garden lies in Abbots Leigh.
10listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II9
Among them · Grade II*
- Holy Trinity Church Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
331
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 Abbots Leigh
13pages on Abbots Leigh
The big questions
Safety9.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £1.1M · rent £1,209 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.7 (men), 86 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Abbots Leigh’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PillLong AshtonAvonmouthBristolNailseaBackwellPortisheadAbbots Leigh
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbots Leigh | 302 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pill | 4,956 | 1.5 | C+ | C− | C− | A |
| Long Ashton | 5,184 | 2.1 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Avonmouth | 2,643 | 2.8 | D | C | D− | D |
| Bristol | 425,196 | 3.3 | D | D | D− | C− |
| Nailsea | 15,919 | 4.5 | A | C− | B | A− |
| Backwell | 4,347 | 4.6 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Portishead | 26,351 | 4.8 | A− | D | C+ | A |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Abbots Leigh
How many listed buildings are there in Abbots Leigh?
That is 13.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Abbots Leigh
Village in Somerset, England
Abbots Leigh is a built-up area of 302 people, in the North Somerset 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
- 302 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Somerset
- County
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005038
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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