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A town of 7,704 in Somerset, South West.
Yatton grades B overall against UK towns: better than 55% of UK towns, and #14 of 49 in Somerset. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A−): mean household income £62,496; 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £347,750, 6.2 years of area income; rent £1,209 a month.
The 3 things Yatton 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 Yatton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 41 buildings inside Yatton’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
13% 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 Yatton.
Women here live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.7 (2019–23). Yatton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.4 miles away. At the census, 4.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Somerset’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Yatton | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yatton Church of England Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 285 | C |
Yatton sits below both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. Owners make up 78% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £475,000 | 138 |
| Semi-detached | £335,000 | 139 |
| Terraced | £269,375 | 90 |
| Flat or maisonette | £183,750 | 27 |
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 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Yatton below both Somerset’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 16% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Yatton has 41 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 13% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police recorded 341 crimes inside Yatton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 53 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 50% 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
On this, Yatton is below both Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Yatton has a median age of 44.8. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yatton | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 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 Yatton. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustClevedon Court4.1 km outside town, to the north
PierClevedon Pier4.8 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooNorth Somerset Bird of Prey Centre100 m outside town, to the southeastZooZooPuxton Park3.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
41 listed buildings in Yatton, 2 of them Grade I.
The Old Rectory and Rectory Cottage: Photo: NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yatton Station Buildings and Footbridge: Photo: Alan Ford ( en:User:AlanFord ) · Public domain · The Prince of Orange: Photo: NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · War Memorial: Photo: Mojo0306 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yatton | 7,704 | — | B | C− | C+ | A− |
| Congresbury | 2,795 | 1.8 | B− | D | C | B+ |
| Wrington | 1,997 | 3.3 | — | C− | B | A+ |
| Clevedon | 21,084 | 3.5 | B+ | C | B− | B |
| Churchill | 1,989 | 3.8 | — | D | C | A |
| Backwell | 4,347 | 3.9 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Nailsea | 15,919 | 3.9 | A | C− | B | A− |
| West Wick | 2,425 | 4.3 | — | C+ | C+ | C+ |
Wrington, Churchill and West Wick 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 buildings include Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 71% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2).
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £347,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £183,750, terraced houses £269,375, semi-detached houses £335,000 and detached houses £475,000.
Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Somerset, England
Yatton is a built-up area of 7,704 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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