Social housing in North Somerset
9.2% of households in North Somerset are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in North Somerset?
North Somerset ranks 357th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 94,631 households, 8,699 are social homes (9.2%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does North Somerset compare with the UK average?
At -8.3 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, North Somerset sits below the national level. It is among the lowest shares in the country.
North Somerset at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about North Somerset.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, North Somerset has 85 schools — 81 state-funded and 4 independent. That includes 64 primary and 11 secondary schools. Of the 28 with a published Ofsted grade, 93% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 127 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in North Somerset, offering about 4,474 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in North Somerset sits in decile 7 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 10% of its 138 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,737 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore North Somerset
See North Somerset through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).