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Highbridge

Middle area

North Somerset. 9,407 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Highbridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£252,000
Joint 2,757th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,877
2,258th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Highbridge

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highbridge at a rate of 148.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences649
Other crime225
Anti-social behaviour214
Criminal damage and arson96
Shoplifting72
Burglary51
Vehicle crime35
Drug offences31
Robbery25
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Highbridge compares

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

HighbridgeMiddle
Median sale price71 middle areas, Somerset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from £170,000 to £567,500. The middle area is £290,000. Highbridge is £252,000.
£252,00020th cheapest
Population71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 5,344 to 11,665. The middle area is 7,865. Highbridge is 8,877.
8,87716th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares71 middle areas, Somerset · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Highbridge is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage71 middle areas, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 17.6% to 99.5%. The middle area is 84.0%. Highbridge is 94.6%.
94.6%16th highest

Is Highbridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highbridge at a rate of 148.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.

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

In August 2026 alone, 161 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highbridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (649), other crime (225) and anti-social behaviour (214).

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 Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Highbridge alone. See Somerset

Average house price
£282,498
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highbridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Highbridge was £252,000 in 2025.

Highbridge had 8,877 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Highbridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Highbridge, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.