South Gloucestershire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£563,508

Semi-detached

£376,569

Terraced

£298,896

Flat or maisonette

£177,349

First-time buyers

£289,455

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

  222,150 in 1991 → 306,332 in 2024 (+37.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £170,446 in 2005 → £341,833 in 2026 (+100.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £398 in 2008 → £660 in 2025 (+66.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  82.3% in 2004 → 85.0% in 2023 (+3.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.0% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+100.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,453 in 1997 → £26,750 in 2024 (+133.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South Gloucestershire; 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

• Productivity · Economy & work£57.6 per hour (2023) · 17th highest of 361
• Employment rate · Economy & work85.0% (2023) · 25th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work13.2% (2023) · 28th lowest of 348
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.0% (2025) · 29th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access85.4% (January 2026) · 231st highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing8.4× earnings (April 2025) · 188th lowest of 316
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment5.1 t per person (2024) · 209th lowest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 204th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.8 years · England 80.0 · 20th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.1 years · England 83.8 · 23rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)64.2 years · England 60.9 · 24th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.0 years · England 61.3 · 29th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)269.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 25th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.3% · England 10.4 · 14th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.2% · England 64.6 · 90th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)74.5% · England 68.3 · 6th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.3 score · England 46.0 · 64th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.3% · England 5.8 · 110th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)11.2% · England 19.8 · 17th lowest of 153