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Frome Vale

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East Bristol. About 14,882 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Frome Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,057
1,032nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Frome Vale compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Frome ValeMiddle
Population34 wards, Bristol · 2021
Population: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 6,037 to 22,165. The middle area is 13,231. Frome Vale is 14,057.
14,05711th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares34 wards, Bristol · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 16.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Frome Vale is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage34 wards, Bristol · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 81.0% to 99.1%. The middle area is 95.8%. Frome Vale is 92.0%.
92.0%7th lowest
Claimant rate34 wards, Bristol · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bristol34 areas from 0.9% to 7.4%. The middle area is 3.5%. Frome Vale is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 13th highest

Is Frome Vale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Frome Vale at a rate of 150.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 131 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Frome Vale.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (674), other crime (449) and anti-social behaviour (347).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bristol

These figures are published for the whole of Bristol, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bristol and not Frome Vale alone. See Bristol

Average house price
£352,262
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,509
151st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.9×
Joint 93rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
Joint 108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Frome Vale in brief

Frome Vale had 14,057 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Frome Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Frome Vale, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Frome Vale, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.