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Homes rented privately

8% to 50%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8% in High Littleton to 50% in Westmoreland — a gap of 42 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
High Littleton	8%	99	1,236
Clutton & Farmborough	9%	116	1,292
Saltford	9.2%	205	2,229
Mendip	9.8%	118	1,201
Keynsham South	10%	301	3,020
Chew Valley	10.7%	254	2,380
Keynsham East	10.8%	268	2,480
Publow & Whitchurch	11.4%	144	1,260
Bathavon North	11.6%	341	2,929
Timsbury	12.4%	141	1,134
Westfield	12.9%	337	2,611
Midsomer Norton Redfield	13.1%	348	2,663
Midsomer Norton North	13.1%	322	2,464
Paulton	13.8%	374	2,714
Moorlands	13.8%	189	1,368
Combe Down	14%	391	2,790
Peasedown	14.2%	391	2,754
Keynsham North	14.7%	439	2,980
Bathavon South	14.9%	325	2,180
Radstock	14.9%	381	2,554
Weston	15.8%	390	2,465
Twerton & Whiteway	16.5%	461	2,788
Lambridge	17.8%	465	2,608
Odd Down	18.2%	541	2,965
Newbridge	20.1%	561	2,787
Widcombe & Lyncombe	21.3%	650	3,050
Southdown	22.8%	657	2,876
Bathwick	30.1%	762	2,535
Lansdown	32.9%	1,011	3,069
Walcot	35.9%	975	2,715
Oldfield Park	40.3%	587	1,455
Kingsmead	47.2%	1,404	2,973
Westmoreland	50%	1,362	2,722

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1% to 7.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.1% in Westmoreland to 7.1% in Twerton & Whiteway — a gap of 5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Westmoreland	2.1%	160	7,523
Bathwick	2.2%	176	8,069
Bathavon South	2.6%	142	5,539
Widcombe & Lyncombe	2.6%	204	7,709
Oldfield Park	2.8%	109	3,866
Lansdown	2.8%	186	6,596
Chew Valley	3.1%	188	6,069
Clutton & Farmborough	3.2%	103	3,205
High Littleton	3.4%	106	3,091
Newbridge	3.5%	234	6,640
Timsbury	3.8%	100	2,636
Keynsham East	3.8%	220	5,770
Bathavon North	3.8%	267	6,999
Publow & Whitchurch	4%	129	3,193
Saltford	4.1%	268	6,608
Lambridge	4.1%	241	5,929
Walcot	4.1%	225	5,506
Midsomer Norton North	4.1%	240	5,787
Southdown	4.3%	305	7,081
Westfield	4.4%	285	6,543
Mendip	4.4%	131	2,999
Combe Down	4.4%	289	6,613
Kingsmead	4.4%	288	6,552
Paulton	4.4%	286	6,504
Weston	4.6%	264	5,801
Peasedown	4.6%	308	6,668
Odd Down	4.8%	348	7,306
Midsomer Norton Redfield	4.9%	312	6,407
Keynsham South	5%	360	7,181
Radstock	5.3%	323	6,149
Keynsham North	5.3%	354	6,644
Moorlands	6.4%	212	3,327
Twerton & Whiteway	7.1%	488	6,891

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People aged 65 or over

8.5% to 28.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.5% in Westmoreland to 28.1% in Timsbury — a gap of 19.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Westmoreland	8.5%	638	7,525
Twerton & Whiteway	12.1%	833	6,893
Kingsmead	12.1%	795	6,553
Oldfield Park	13%	504	3,866
Walcot	13.3%	732	5,510
Keynsham South	16.1%	1,154	7,180
Radstock	16.2%	994	6,148
Odd Down	17.1%	1,246	7,302
Bathwick	17.2%	1,389	8,070
Westfield	17.9%	1,173	6,543
Moorlands	18%	599	3,329
Lansdown	18.1%	1,193	6,596
Southdown	18.2%	1,285	7,079
Peasedown	18.5%	1,235	6,668
Combe Down	19%	1,257	6,612
Newbridge	19.8%	1,314	6,639
Widcombe & Lyncombe	19.9%	1,531	7,707
Publow & Whitchurch	20.4%	651	3,193
Paulton	20.4%	1,327	6,504
Weston	21.5%	1,246	5,801
Midsomer Norton North	21.8%	1,262	5,785
Lambridge	22.3%	1,323	5,930
Clutton & Farmborough	22.3%	717	3,209
Mendip	22.5%	676	3,002
Bathavon South	23.2%	1,284	5,540
Midsomer Norton Redfield	24%	1,539	6,408
High Littleton	24.6%	762	3,095
Saltford	24.7%	1,631	6,608
Keynsham North	24.7%	1,644	6,643
Chew Valley	24.8%	1,504	6,071
Bathavon North	25.2%	1,765	6,999
Keynsham East	27.3%	1,578	5,771
Timsbury	28.1%	742	2,637

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

4.4% to 24%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 4.4% in Bathwick to 24% in Twerton & Whiteway — a gap of 19.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bathwick	4.4%	329	7,425
Westmoreland	5.1%	356	6,972
Lansdown	5.5%	308	5,598
Widcombe & Lyncombe	6%	389	6,451
Oldfield Park	6.8%	237	3,496
Kingsmead	7.2%	438	6,056
Walcot	8.2%	394	4,802
Bathavon North	9.9%	568	5,721
Saltford	10%	581	5,792
Newbridge	10.2%	562	5,535
Bathavon South	10.5%	476	4,545
Combe Down	10.8%	566	5,233
Lambridge	10.8%	530	4,898
Weston	11.2%	526	4,681
Chew Valley	11.5%	567	4,940
Keynsham East	11.8%	566	4,815
Mendip	12.7%	314	2,467
Moorlands	13.2%	356	2,706
Odd Down	13.9%	839	6,043
Clutton & Farmborough	13.9%	362	2,604
Southdown	14.2%	870	6,121
Keynsham North	14.7%	814	5,543
Publow & Whitchurch	14.7%	384	2,609
Keynsham South	15.1%	847	5,601
High Littleton	15.5%	393	2,536
Peasedown	16.2%	878	5,435
Radstock	16.9%	816	4,834
Midsomer Norton North	17.3%	820	4,747
Timsbury	17.9%	397	2,222
Paulton	18.7%	974	5,198
Westfield	19%	995	5,236
Midsomer Norton Redfield	19.6%	1,026	5,230
Twerton & Whiteway	24%	1,325	5,524

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21.5% to 59.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 21.5% in Westfield to 59.3% in Lansdown — a gap of 37.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Westfield	21.5%	1,125	5,236
Twerton & Whiteway	23.3%	1,288	5,524
Midsomer Norton Redfield	23.5%	1,229	5,230
Radstock	26.1%	1,261	4,834
Paulton	26.2%	1,364	5,198
Midsomer Norton North	26.9%	1,275	4,747
Peasedown	30.4%	1,653	5,435
Keynsham South	32%	1,790	5,601
Publow & Whitchurch	32.1%	837	2,609
Southdown	32.7%	2,002	6,121
High Littleton	34.2%	867	2,536
Timsbury	34.7%	772	2,222
Westmoreland	35%	2,440	6,972
Saltford	35.6%	2,060	5,792
Odd Down	36.6%	2,209	6,043
Clutton & Farmborough	37.4%	975	2,604
Keynsham North	38%	2,105	5,543
Keynsham East	40.2%	1,938	4,815
Bathwick	40.5%	3,009	7,425
Moorlands	42%	1,136	2,706
Mendip	42%	1,037	2,467
Oldfield Park	42.8%	1,495	3,496
Chew Valley	44.6%	2,201	4,940
Combe Down	47.7%	2,496	5,233
Weston	48.3%	2,263	4,681
Kingsmead	49.2%	2,980	6,056
Bathavon South	49.9%	2,268	4,545
Newbridge	51.6%	2,856	5,535
Lambridge	52.1%	2,552	4,898
Bathavon North	52.9%	3,024	5,721
Walcot	54.4%	2,611	4,802
Widcombe & Lyncombe	59.1%	3,813	6,451
Lansdown	59.3%	3,319	5,598

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.6% to 31%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.6% in Bathavon South to 31% in Twerton & Whiteway — a gap of 23.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bathavon South	7.6%	165	2,174
Widcombe & Lyncombe	7.9%	240	3,050
Bathavon North	9.2%	269	2,928
Bathwick	9.5%	240	2,535
Lansdown	9.8%	302	3,071
Chew Valley	10.1%	239	2,378
High Littleton	10.4%	129	1,239
Mendip	10.6%	127	1,202
Clutton & Farmborough	10.6%	137	1,293
Saltford	11%	244	2,226
Keynsham East	11%	273	2,478
Lambridge	11.3%	294	2,604
Westmoreland	11.6%	317	2,724
Oldfield Park	12.4%	181	1,456
Midsomer Norton North	12.6%	311	2,463
Walcot	12.7%	344	2,714
Newbridge	12.8%	358	2,787
Weston	13.2%	325	2,465
Publow & Whitchurch	13.7%	172	1,260
Peasedown	14.7%	405	2,756
Paulton	14.9%	405	2,714
Kingsmead	15%	445	2,975
Southdown	15.1%	435	2,876
Combe Down	15.4%	431	2,790
Timsbury	15.8%	179	1,136
Keynsham North	16%	476	2,980
Westfield	16.2%	422	2,612
Odd Down	16.4%	487	2,965
Keynsham South	16.5%	498	3,022
Midsomer Norton Redfield	16.7%	444	2,664
Radstock	17.9%	456	2,552
Moorlands	19.7%	269	1,368
Twerton & Whiteway	31%	865	2,787

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.8% to 48.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.8% in Widcombe & Lyncombe to 48.3% in Twerton & Whiteway — a gap of 43.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Widcombe & Lyncombe	4.8%	145	3,050
Keynsham East	5%	123	2,480
Midsomer Norton North	5.9%	146	2,464
Bathavon South	6.4%	139	2,180
High Littleton	7.9%	98	1,236
Saltford	7.9%	177	2,229
Chew Valley	8.3%	198	2,380
Bathavon North	9.3%	272	2,929
Clutton & Farmborough	9.7%	125	1,292
Oldfield Park	9.8%	142	1,455
Westmoreland	9.8%	267	2,722
Lambridge	10.7%	278	2,608
Peasedown	11.3%	312	2,754
Bathwick	11.6%	293	2,535
Paulton	11.8%	320	2,714
Publow & Whitchurch	11.8%	149	1,260
Westfield	11.9%	312	2,611
Mendip	12.2%	146	1,201
Southdown	12.8%	368	2,876
Midsomer Norton Redfield	14%	372	2,663
Timsbury	14%	159	1,134
Lansdown	14%	431	3,069
Newbridge	14.2%	396	2,787
Weston	15.6%	384	2,465
Walcot	15.9%	432	2,715
Keynsham North	16.9%	503	2,980
Odd Down	18.9%	561	2,965
Radstock	19.3%	493	2,554
Kingsmead	19.5%	580	2,973
Combe Down	23.1%	645	2,790
Keynsham South	23.5%	710	3,020
Moorlands	24.6%	336	1,368
Twerton & Whiteway	48.3%	1,347	2,788

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33 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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