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Primary school results beat 98% of towns in England. The town has 5,184 residents and lies in Somerset, South West.
Where it does best is jobs & income: the mean household earns £70,686 a year. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy is 83.3 for men and 85.6 for women. What holds it back is cost of living: a typical home costs £492,500 and rent runs £1,209 a month. The overall grade comes out at A−, better than 77% of UK towns. It ranks #6 of 49 in Somerset. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Long Ashton 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 Long Ashton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 59 buildings inside Long Ashton’s built-up area, 9 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
13% 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 Long Ashton. Best known first.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralBristol Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery3.1 km outside town, to the northeast · 451K visitors a year
Art galleryArnolfini3.1 km outside town, to the northeast · 398K visitors a year
CathedralClifton Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the northeast
ZooBristol Zoo3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Long Ashton.
Self-reported good health: 88% of Long Ashton’s residents. 3.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Somerset’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.3 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Long Ashton | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
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.
Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 79% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its two schools are listed below. GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 38% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 42.7.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwell Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 427 | A |
| Northleaze Church of England Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 187 | A− |
Owners make up 79% of households, higher than both Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 9% of households. The median sale, £492,500, comes from 180 standard sales inside Long Ashton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £687,500 | 68 |
| Semi-detached | £490,000 | 44 |
| Terraced | £392,500 | 56 |
| Flat or maisonette | £233,000 | 12 |
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 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Home was the main workplace for 51% of workers at the census. 22% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Somerset’s towns (21%) but below England’s towns (27%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Of the commuters living in Long Ashton, 9% work in the town itself.
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.
Of Long Ashton’s land, 26% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Somerset’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%). Relative to its size, Long Ashton keeps 114 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 9 of them. The pre-1919 share of homes is 13%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 39% of the crimes. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 255 crimes and 43 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Long Ashton’s built-up area. Violent crime ran at 21.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than Somerset’s towns (27.3) and near England’s towns (22).
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.
Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3% of the town, below Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The age that splits Long Ashton in two is 42.6. Graduates make up 55% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Long Ashton | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.1% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 55% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
59 listed buildings in Long Ashton.
The Angel Inn and Outbuilding to Rear: Photo: Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 108, Weston Road: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
5 notable people were born in Long Ashton.
Henry Goulstone: AmstradNZ, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Ashton | 5,184 | — | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Backwell | 4,347 | 3.5 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Pill | 4,956 | 3.5 | C+ | C− | C− | A |
| Bristol | 425,196 | 3.8 | D | D | D− | C− |
| Nailsea | 15,919 | 4.1 | A | C− | B | A− |
| Avonmouth | 2,643 | 4.9 | D | C | D− | D |
| Chew Magna | 1,249 | 5 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
| Whitchurch | 1,992 | 5 | — | D | C | B− |
Chew Magna and Whitchurch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £492,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £233,000, terraced houses £392,500, semi-detached houses £490,000 and detached houses £687,500.
Secondary results trail 74%. Long Ashton has 2 state schools; places are handled by North Somerset council.
Town in Somerset, England
Long Ashton is a built-up area of 5,184 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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