# Weston-super-Mare

Town in North Somerset, South West.

Weston-super-Mare is a town in North Somerset, South West. Median sale price £255,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 123.0 per 1,000 people. About 87,165 people.

Town. Code E63005323. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset)

Weston-super-Mare is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Weston-super-Mare 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: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Weston-super-Mare was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 487th cheapest 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/weston-super-mare#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 84,600** (2021). Weston-super-Mare had 84,600 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 128th 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/weston-super-mare#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 56%** (2022). About 56% of people in Weston-super-Mare 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/weston-super-mare#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.9%** (January 2026). In Weston-super-Mare, 90.9% 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/weston-super-mare#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63005323) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 56% of people in Weston-super-Mare 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=E63005323) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,559 homes were sold in Weston-super-Mare in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63005323) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Weston-super-Mare.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63005323) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Weston-super-Mare had 84,600 usual residents at the census.

## How Weston-super-Mare compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Weston-super-Mare | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £255,000 | joint 16th cheapest | 116 towns, South West · 2025 |
| Population | 84,600 | 11th most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 56% | 36th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.9% | 51st highest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Weston-super-Mare safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Weston-super-Mare at a rate of 123.0 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, 931 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Weston-super-Mare.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,597), other crime (2,026) and anti-social behaviour (1,479).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Weston-super-Mare was 125.1 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 Weston-super-Mare, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Weston-super-Mare has no single figure. Of its 56 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Weston-super-Mare

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Somerset 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014773) | 1,767 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.3% |
| [North Somerset 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014821) | 1,130 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.5% |
| [North Somerset 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014822) | 1,402 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [North Somerset 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014823) | 1,261 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [North Somerset 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014824) | 1,442 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.1% |
| [North Somerset 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014825) | 1,221 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.5% |
| [North Somerset 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014826) | 1,468 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.1% |
| [North Somerset 015G](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014827) | 1,363 | 86.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| [North Somerset 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014817) | 1,571 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.5% |
| [North Somerset 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014820) | 1,476 | 122.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.4% |
| [North Somerset 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014835) | 1,403 | 99.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.3% |
| [North Somerset 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014836) | 1,440 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.7% |
| [North Somerset 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014838) | 1,393 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014840) | 1,377 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014812) | 1,419 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014813) | 1,805 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014815) | 1,378 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [North Somerset 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014816) | 1,482 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014818) | 1,757 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [North Somerset 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014819) | 1,550 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| [North Somerset 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014841) | 1,758 | 109.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 60.3% |
| [North Somerset 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014842) | 1,594 | 173.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.2% |
| [North Somerset 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014843) | 1,461 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
| [North Somerset 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014844) | 1,462 | 289.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.7% |
| [North Somerset 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014845) | 1,296 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.8% |
| [North Somerset 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014846) | 1,466 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.7% |
| [North Somerset 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014799) | 1,755 | 208.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.3% |
| [North Somerset 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014800) | 1,805 | 207.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.7% |
| [North Somerset 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014801) | 1,634 | 1,138.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.6% |
| [North Somerset 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014802) | 1,647 | 130.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.2% |
| [North Somerset 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014809) | 2,032 | 132.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.1% |
| [North Somerset 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014811) | 1,800 | 92.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [North Somerset 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014829) | 1,966 | 265.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.2% |
| [North Somerset 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014830) | 1,486 | 118.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.1% |
| [North Somerset 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014831) | 1,373 | 213.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.5% |
| [North Somerset 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014832) | 1,543 | 178.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.8% |
| [North Somerset 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014833) | 1,498 | 266.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.2% |
| [North Somerset 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014804) | 1,447 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.6% |
| [North Somerset 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014806) | 1,686 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.6% |
| [North Somerset 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014807) | 1,597 | 191.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.9% |
| [North Somerset 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014808) | 1,396 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.8% |
| [North Somerset 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014803) | 1,464 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.9% |
| [North Somerset 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014805) | 1,609 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.7% |
| [North Somerset 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014828) | 1,506 | 138.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.1% |
| [North Somerset 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014834) | 1,382 | 108.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 77.0% |
| [North Somerset 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014839) | 1,581 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032666) | 1,300 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.3% |
| [North Somerset 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032667) | 1,157 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.1% |
| [North Somerset 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032668) | 1,492 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| [North Somerset 026F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032673) | 1,343 | 144.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.1% |
| [North Somerset 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032669) | 1,481 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032670) | 1,755 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [North Somerset 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032671) | 1,316 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01032679) | 1,182 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [North Somerset 027F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035215) | 1,474 | 162.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.5% |
| [North Somerset 027G](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/neighbourhood/e01035216) | 2,501 | 98.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |

## Your MP

- [Weston-super-Mare](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weston-super-mare): Dan Aldridge (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 Weston-super-Mare

[BS22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs22), [BS23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs23), [BS24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bs24)

## Middle areas in Weston-super-Mare

[Mid Worle](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/mid-worle), [North Worle](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/north-worle), [South Worle, West Wick & St Georges](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/south-worle-west-wick-and-st-georges), [Weston Bournville](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/weston-bournville), [Weston Clarence](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/weston-clarence), [Weston Hillside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/weston-hillside), [Weston Milton](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/weston-milton), [Weston Town](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/weston-town), [Weston Uphill](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/weston-uphill), [Weston Winterstoke](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset/weston-winterstoke)

## Towns near Weston-super-Mare

[Yatton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/yatton), [Clevedon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clevedon), [Burnham-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burnham-on-sea), [Nailsea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/nailsea), [Portishead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/portishead), [Penarth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penarth)

## Weston-super-Mare in brief

Weston-super-Mare is a town in North Somerset, South West.
About 87,165 people lived in Weston-super-Mare in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £255,000 in 2025 across 1,559 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 123.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Weston-super-Mare was £255,000 in 2025.
Weston-super-Mare had 84,600 usual residents at the census.
About 56% of people in Weston-super-Mare live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Weston-super-Mare, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005323
- Constituency: [Weston-super-Mare †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weston-super-mare)
- 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: 18.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 87,165*
- Neighbourhoods: 56
- Output areas: 292

* 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

[Yatton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/yatton), [Clevedon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clevedon), [Burnham-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burnham-on-sea), [Nailsea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/nailsea), [Portishead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/portishead), [Penarth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penarth)

## Latest updates for Weston-super-Mare

- 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/E63005323

## How to cite

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