Cleeve’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Cleeve’s built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CleeveSomerset
A village of 717 in Somerset, South West.
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Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
717
Census 2021 · North Somerset council
Median home
£390K
29 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.5
27% are 65+ · Somerset 23%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cleeve a good place to live?
Cleeve has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Cleeve stand out
The 3 things Cleeve does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cleeve.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Cleeve: 27% are 65 or over, above Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Cleeve is above both Somerset’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. The median resident of Cleeve is 52.5 years old.
52.5median age
CleeveSomersetEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cleeve | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Cleeve work nearby than in Somerset’s towns or England’s towns: 18% travel under 5 km
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.
In the comparison, Cleeve comes below both Somerset’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). 8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot4%
Bus3%
Train1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
£62K
mean household income, before tax
2%
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
Most households in Cleeve own their home: 80%, more than in Somerset’s towns or across England’s towns
For Cleeve, that is above both Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 10% of households.
£390Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cleeve£390K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £447,500 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £381,000 | 16 |
80%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,209
average private rent a month, North Somerset council area
£2,414
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
Crime recorded by police in Cleeve
Police recorded 84 crimes inside Cleeve’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 12% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
20.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Shoplifting43
Other theft19
Violence & sexual10
Public order4
Burglary3
Robbery2
Damage & arson1
Theft from person1
Anti-social4
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.
20.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
84
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
82% of residents say their health is good or very good
82% of Cleeve’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 82% across Somerset’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Cleeve | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cleeve has 5 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 13% of its homes were built before 1919.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
70
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 Cleeve
12pages on Cleeve
The big questions
Safety20.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £390K · rent £1,209 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bishops RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.7 (men), 86.6 (women)Work & commute45% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Cleeve’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
YattonCongresburyWringtonBackwellNailseaChurchillClevedonCleeve
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleeve | 717 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yatton | 7,704 | 1.6 | B | C− | C+ | A− |
| Congresbury | 2,795 | 1.7 | B− | D | C | B+ |
| Wrington | 1,997 | 2.1 | — | C− | B | A+ |
| Backwell | 4,347 | 2.6 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Nailsea | 15,919 | 3.1 | A | C− | B | A− |
| Churchill | 1,989 | 3.4 | — | D | C | A |
| Clevedon | 21,084 | 4.5 | B+ | C | B− | B |
Wrington and Churchill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cleeve
How many listed buildings are there in Cleeve?
That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Cleeve expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £390,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £381,000 and detached houses £447,500. Private rents in the North Somerset council area averaged £1,209 a month in August 2026.
About Cleeve
Village in Somerset, England
Cleeve is a built-up area of 717 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
- 717 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Somerset
- County
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005210
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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