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Weston

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North east Bath and North East Somerset. About 5,887 people in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

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

Population
5,801
3,432nd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.6%
Joint 2,950th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Weston compares

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

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Population33 wards, Bath and North East Somerset · 2021
Population: every ward in Bath and North East Somerset33 areas from 2,637 to 8,069. The middle area is 6,502. Weston is 5,801.
5,80112th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage33 wards, Bath and North East Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bath and North East Somerset33 areas from 28.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 91.0%. Weston is 92.0%.
92.0%joint 15th highest
Claimant rate33 wards, Bath and North East Somerset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bath and North East Somerset33 areas from 0.9% to 4.3%. The middle area is 1.8%. Weston is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 9th highest
Aged 15 to 6433 wards, Bath and North East Somerset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bath and North East Somerset33 areas from 57.1% to 84.5%. The middle area is 63.2%. Weston is 60.6%.
60.6%joint 10th lowest

Is Weston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Weston at a rate of 55.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.7 per 1,000 people across Bath and North East Somerset.

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

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Weston.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173), other crime (47) and anti-social behaviour (32).

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 Bath and North East Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Bath and North East Somerset, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bath and North East Somerset and not Weston alone. See Bath and North East Somerset

Average house price
£409,045
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,448
130th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.1×
Joint 51st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.3
52nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Weston in brief

Weston had 5,801 usual residents at the census.

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

In Weston, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.6% of residents in Weston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.