# Portishead Town in North Somerset, South West. Portishead is a town in North Somerset, South West. Median sale price £389,475 in 2025. Recorded crime 69.9 per 1,000 people. About 26,591 people. Town. Code E63005002. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) Portishead is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Portishead 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: £389,475** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Portishead was £389,475 in 2025. 202nd 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/portishead#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 26,351** (2021). Portishead had 26,351 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 424th most 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/portishead#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in Portishead 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/portishead#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.5%** (January 2026). In Portishead, 88.5% 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/portishead#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005002) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in Portishead 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=E63005002) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 470 homes were sold in Portishead in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005002) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Portishead. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005002) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Portishead had 26,351 usual residents at the census. ## How Portishead compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Portishead | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £389,475 | 8th most expensive | 116 towns, South West · 2025 | | Population | 26,351 | 27th most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | 56th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.5% | joint 55th lowest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 | ## Is Portishead safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Portishead at a rate of 69.9 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, 114 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Portishead. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (745), other crime (328) and anti-social behaviour (307). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Portishead was 68.6 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 Portishead, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Portishead has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Portishead | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [North Somerset 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014790) | 1,572 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.4% | | [North Somerset 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014795) | 1,477 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.3% | | [North Somerset 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014797) | 1,814 | 121.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.4% | | [North Somerset 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032675) | 1,607 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.1% | | [North Somerset 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032676) | 2,000 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.9% | | [North Somerset 001G](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032681) | 1,310 | 234.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.1% | | [North Somerset 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014789) | 1,363 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.6% | | [North Somerset 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014793) | 1,525 | 148.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% | | [North Somerset 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014794) | 1,766 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.0% | | [North Somerset 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014798) | 1,487 | 17.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% | | [North Somerset 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014792) | 1,814 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.1% | | [North Somerset 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014796) | 1,790 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.7% | | [North Somerset 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032677) | 1,946 | 110.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.2% | | [North Somerset 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032678) | 1,584 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% | | [North Somerset 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032682) | 1,049 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.2% | | [North Somerset 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035211) | 1,331 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.9% | | [North Somerset 006I](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035212) | 1,818 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.0% | ## Your MP - [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-somerset): Sadik Al-Hassan (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 [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) ## Postcode districts covering Portishead [BS20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs20) ## Middle areas in Portishead [Portishead Central](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/portishead-central), [Portishead Redcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/portishead-redcliffe), [Portishead South](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/portishead-south) ## Towns near Portishead [Clevedon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clevedon), [Nailsea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/nailsea), [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol), [Yatton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/yatton), [Patchway](https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway), [Filton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/filton) ## Portishead in brief Portishead is a town in North Somerset, South West. About 26,591 people lived in Portishead in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £389,475 in 2025 across 470 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Portishead was £389,475 in 2025. Portishead had 26,351 usual residents at the census. About 93% of people in Portishead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Portishead, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63005002 - Constituency: [North Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-somerset) - Council: [North Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) - Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 6.13 km² - People, mid-2024: 26,591* - Neighbourhoods: 17 - Output areas: 86 * 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 [Clevedon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clevedon), [Nailsea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/nailsea), [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol), [Yatton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/yatton), [Patchway](https://openindex.co.uk/town/patchway), [Filton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/filton) ## Latest updates for Portishead - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005002 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/portishead, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/portishead#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 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/portishead