Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A large town of 21,084 in Somerset, South West.
Clevedon grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 72% of UK towns, and #8 of 49 in Somerset. Its strongest subject is schools (A−): primary results beat 78% of towns in England; secondary results beat 79% of towns in England. Its weakest is cost of living (C): median sale £337,000, 6 years of area income; rent £1,209 a month.
The 3 things Clevedon 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 Clevedon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 114 buildings inside Clevedon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1890.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clevedon.
On this, Clevedon is above both Somerset’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population. Half the people of Clevedon are older than 48.3.
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.
| Clevedon | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeo Moor Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 420 | A− |
| Clevedon SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,390 | B+ |
| St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 325 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
22% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Clevedon comes above both Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). 8% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £520,000 | 227 |
| Semi-detached | £359,950 | 271 |
| Terraced | £287,975 | 284 |
| Flat or maisonette | £269,000 | 234 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Clevedon, that is below both Somerset’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%). For 36% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
81% of Clevedon’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.
| Census 2021 | Clevedon | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Police recorded 1,011 crimes inside Clevedon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 160 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 42% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent 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
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Clevedon. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustClevedon Court400 m outside town, to the east
PierClevedon Pier100 m outside town, to the northwestFortFort · National TrustCadbury Camp3.3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
114 listed buildings in Clevedon, 1 of them Grade I.
Parish Church of St Andrew: Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clevedon Court: Photo: Arthur266 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · St Brandon's School for Girls: Photo: Jojourneypr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Salthouse Public House: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
16 notable people were born in Clevedon.
George Paul Shelley: InfoGibraltar, CC BY 2.0 · Mark Buckingham: Qwertzu111111, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jerry Gill: Struway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christopher Tambling: Adippold, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clevedon | 21,084 | — | B+ | C | B− | B |
| Yatton | 7,704 | 3.5 | B | C− | C+ | A− |
| Nailsea | 15,919 | 4.1 | A | C− | B | A− |
| Portishead | 26,351 | 4.8 | A− | D | C+ | A |
| Backwell | 4,347 | 5.1 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Congresbury | 2,795 | 5.2 | B− | D | C | B+ |
| West Wick | 2,425 | 6.2 | — | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Kewstoke | 1,609 | 6.5 | — | C− | D− | B− |
West Wick and Kewstoke have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of St Andrew.
GCSE results beat 79% of towns in England, and primary results beat 78% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 79% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Large town in Somerset, England
Clevedon is a built-up area of 21,084 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
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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