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Severn Vale · South Gloucestershire

Severn Vale: your neighbourhood

Severn Vale electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 42.9% here, compared with 33% across South Gloucestershire (9.9 percentage points higher).

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

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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People aged 65 or over: 27.8% here, compared with 18.7% across South Gloucestershire (9.1 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 from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 11% across South Gloucestershire (4.9 percentage points lower).

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.

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

27.8%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,671 out of 9,618.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

367 out of 9,616.

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People counted in the census

9,616

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,616 out of 9,616.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

42.9%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,457 out of 8,057.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.2%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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

1,606 out of 3,900.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.4%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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

367 out of 3,900.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.8%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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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

3,454 out of 8,064.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.3%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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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

4,463 out of 8,064.

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

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

Show the workings

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

144 out of 8,064.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.1%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

892 out of 8,057.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

439 out of 3,898.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.4%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

Show the workings

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

2,611 out of 8,064.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

229 out of 3,898.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Severn Vale

Show the workings

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

147 out of 8,064.

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Crime and safety

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

366 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 343 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Severn Vale 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: 27 mapped crimes in September 2024; 15 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 · Severn Vale
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024276
October 2024303
November 2024352
December 2024195
January 2025363
February 2025213
March 2025293
April 2025290
May 2025244
June 2025364
July 2025287
August 2025298
September 2025283
October 2025372
November 2025315
December 2025292
January 2026322
February 2026243
March 2026303
April 2026295
May 2026515
June 2026265
July 2026347
August 2026152
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Severn Vale
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime188
public order41
other theft40
criminal damage arson30
burglary25
vehicle crime16
other crime13
drugs5
shoplifting3
possession of weapons3
robbery1
bicycle theft1
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 →