North Somerset: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£537,256

Semi-detached

£341,644

Terraced

£272,829

Flat or maisonette

£168,970

First-time buyers

£245,432

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  179,213 in 1991 → 224,578 in 2024 (+25.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £165,928 in 2005 → £313,638 in 2026 (+89.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £427 in 2008 → £668 in 2025 (+56.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.3% in 2004 → 79.9% in 2023 (+6.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.2% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+100.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,289 in 1997 → £28,089 in 2024 (+128.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for North Somerset; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment8,817 kWh (2024/25) · 51st lowest of 347
• No qualifications · Education & skills4.0% (2023) · 57th lowest of 293
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing17.7% (2024/25) · 57th lowest of 292
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 70th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access107.3 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 256th highest of 361
• Productivity · Economy & work£35.9 per hour (2023) · 226th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work9.8% (2024) · 219th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 203rd highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.4 years · England 80.0 · 53rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.9 years · England 83.8 · 32nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.6 years · England 60.9 · 46th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.4 years · England 61.3 · 52nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)278.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 32nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.7% · England 10.4 · 43rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)57.2% · England 64.6 · 20th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)74.4% · England 68.3 · 7th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)47.0 score · England 46.0 · 55th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.0% · England 5.8 · 104th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.3% · England 19.8 · 24th lowest of 153