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927 people live in this village in Somerset, South West.
Pensford is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Its listed buildings number 17, with 0 at Grade I. 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes change hands at a median £377,500.
The 3 things Pensford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Pensford’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pensford.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: nearly two in five workers, above Somerset’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Income per household averages £64K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its one school is below. Pensford Primary School’s results beat 94% of schools in England like it. 70% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pensford Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 100 | A |
Social housing holds nearly one in ten households. 16% rent privately, below both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 30 homes sold inside Pensford’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £377,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £532,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £375,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £364,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 29 offences were reported in Pensford, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Each year, 12.2 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 31% of recorded 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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Pensford is UHBW Bristol Campus, 6.5 miles away. 16% of residents have a disability, below both Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.9 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Pensford | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Pensford keeps 183 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Somerset’s towns (91) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with Somerset’s towns (23%) and above England’s towns (18%). Line up the people of Pensford by age and the one in the middle is 46.4. Graduates make up 36% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pensford | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pensford. Best known first.
3 notable people were born in Pensford.
Acker Bilk: Marquisofqueensbury, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lily Newton: Elliott & Fry, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensford | 927 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitchurch | 1,992 | 2.4 | — | D | C | B− |
| Clutton | 1,630 | 2.8 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Chew Magna | 1,249 | 2.9 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
| Farmborough | 1,106 | 3.3 | — | D | B+ | A− |
| Bishop Sutton | 1,424 | 3.3 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Keynsham | 19,257 | 3.4 | C+ | C− | C− | B− |
| Temple Cloud | 1,518 | 3.4 | — | C− | B+ | B− |
Whitchurch, Clutton, Chew Magna, Farmborough, Bishop Sutton and Temple Cloud have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.5 times the typical UK town for its size. 34% of Pensford’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £364,000, semi-detached houses £375,000 and detached houses £532,500. Private rents in the Bath and North East Somerset council area averaged £1,885 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Pensford is £2,378 for 2026–27, less than in 62% 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.
Village in Somerset, England
Pensford is a built-up area of 927 people, in the Bath and North East 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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