# Patchway

Town in South Gloucestershire, South West.

Patchway is a town in South Gloucestershire, South West. Median sale price £332,550 in 2025. Recorded crime 214.6 per 1,000 people. About 18,087 people.

Town. Code E63004901. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)

Patchway is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Patchway add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £332,550** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Patchway was £332,550 in 2025. 324th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,517** (2021). Patchway had 16,517 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 571st least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Patchway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.9%** (January 2026). In Patchway, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004901) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Patchway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004901) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 330 homes were sold in Patchway in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004901) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Patchway.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004901) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Patchway had 16,517 usual residents at the census.

## How Patchway compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Patchway | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £332,550 | 27th most expensive | 116 towns, South West · 2025 |
| Population | 16,517 | 50th most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.9% | joint 41st highest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Patchway safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Patchway at a rate of 214.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 328 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Patchway.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,150), shoplifting (1,126) and other crime (574).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Patchway was 157.1 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Patchway, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Patchway has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Patchway

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Gloucestershire 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014948) | 1,658 | 175.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 73.4% |
| [South Gloucestershire 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014947) | 1,458 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [South Gloucestershire 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014946) | 1,613 | 43.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014950) | 1,524 | 127.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035222) | 1,667 | 325.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.1% |
| [South Gloucestershire 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035223) | 1,516 | 93.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |
| [South Gloucestershire 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01014951) | 1,376 | 98.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [South Gloucestershire 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035224) | 1,438 | 134.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| [South Gloucestershire 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035225) | 1,667 | 137.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [South Gloucestershire 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/neighbourhood/e01035226) | 1,863 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |

## Your MP

- [Filton and Bradley Stoke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/filton-and-bradley-stoke): Claire Hazelgrove (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)

## Postcode districts covering Patchway

[BS34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs34)

## Middle areas in Patchway

[Charlton Hayes](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/charlton-hayes), [Patchway](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire/patchway)

## Towns near Patchway

[Bradley Stoke](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bradley-stoke), [Filton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/filton), [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol), [Stoke Gifford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stoke-gifford), [Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frampton-cotterell-and-winterbourne), [Kingswood and Fishponds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswood-and-fishponds)

## Patchway in brief

Patchway is a town in South Gloucestershire, South West.
About 18,087 people lived in Patchway in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £332,550 in 2025 across 330 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 214.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Patchway was £332,550 in 2025.
Patchway had 16,517 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Patchway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Patchway, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004901
- Constituency: [Filton and Bradley Stoke †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/filton-and-bradley-stoke)
- Council: [South Gloucestershire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 5.76 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,087*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 54

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Bradley Stoke](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bradley-stoke), [Filton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/filton), [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol), [Stoke Gifford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stoke-gifford), [Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frampton-cotterell-and-winterbourne), [Kingswood and Fishponds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswood-and-fishponds)

## Latest updates for Patchway

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004901

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway