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A town of 4,956 in Somerset, South West.
Pill grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 40% of UK towns, and #24 of 49 in Somerset. Its strongest subject is health (A): life expectancy 82.7 for men, 86 for women. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 7.7% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £365,000 in the last three years, 6.5 times what households in the North Somerset council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Pill 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 Pill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Pill’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
18% 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 Pill. Best known first.
ZooBristol Zoo3.8 km outside town, to the east
CathedralClifton Cathedral4.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · National TrustTyntesfield House3.6 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryRoyal West of England Academy4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseKings Weston House1.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseAshton Court3.4 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pill.
Women here live to 86 on average and men to 82.7 (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 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 | Pill | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockerne Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 299 | D |
On this, Pill is below both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Owners make up 73% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £440,000 | 60 |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 59 |
| Terraced | £319,500 | 37 |
| Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the comparison, Pill comes below both Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). 24% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Pill is 46.5 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pill | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
For Pill, that is above both Somerset’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Violent crime runs at 34.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 329 crimes inside Pill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 65 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Pill sits below both Somerset’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) on this measure. 18% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
Pill has 11 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 18% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
4 notable people were born in Pill.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pill | 4,956 | — | C+ | C− | C− | A |
| Avonmouth | 2,643 | 1.4 | D | C | D− | D |
| Long Ashton | 5,184 | 3.5 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Portishead | 26,351 | 3.7 | A− | D | C+ | A |
| Bristol | 425,196 | 4.3 | D | D | D− | C− |
| Nailsea | 15,919 | 4.6 | A | C− | B | A− |
| Backwell | 4,347 | 5.1 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Filton | 10,955 | 5.4 | C | C− | D | C |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 80% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Police recorded 329 crimes inside Pill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 57% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
GCSE results trail 56% of towns in England, and primary results trail 86% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Somerset council.
Town in Somerset, England
Pill is a built-up area of 4,956 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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