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Boyd Valley · South Gloucestershire

Boyd Valley: your neighbourhood

Boyd Valley electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 25.2% here, compared with 18.7% across South Gloucestershire (6.6 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 16% across South Gloucestershire (4.1 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.6% here, compared with 13.3% across South Gloucestershire (1.8 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,328 out of 9,234.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

403 out of 9,235.

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People counted in the census

9,233

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,233 out of 9,233.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.3%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,676 out of 7,811.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.6%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,686 out of 3,696.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.6%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

427 out of 3,696.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.5%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,235 out of 7,802.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.6%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,419 out of 7,802.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

172 out of 7,802.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.6%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,215 out of 7,811.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

431 out of 3,694.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.6%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,153 out of 7,802.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

337 out of 3,694.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Boyd Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

148 out of 7,802.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Boyd Valley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

431 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 427 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Boyd Valley ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 44 mapped crimes in September 2024; 35 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Boyd Valley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024444
October 2024373
November 2024357
December 2024383
January 2025442
February 2025354
March 2025394
April 2025348
May 2025269
June 2025183
July 2025364
August 2025415
September 2025414
October 2025285
November 2025458
December 2025341
January 2026390
February 2026334
March 2026304
April 2026419
May 2026337
June 2026327
July 2026408
August 2026353
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Boyd Valley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime191
burglary61
criminal damage arson52
other theft41
public order28
vehicle crime23
other crime19
drugs8
possession of weapons4
robbery2
shoplifting1
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary: Due to a change in IT systems there are known issues with crime and outcome data since October 2015 as latitude and longitude information is missing from approximately 2000 crimes each month. The force will be working to rectify this and provide the missing data over the coming months.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across South Gloucestershire →