Towns in South West

South West has 221 towns and cities profiled — from Bristol down to smaller market towns. Start with one of the highlights below, dive into the full rankings, or scroll to the table to browse every town.

Most populous

Bristol

The largest settlement in South West by population.

Population: 425,196
Avg house price: £408,725
Crime rate: 130.3/1k

Most affordable

Northway

Lowest average house price in South West.

Population: 4,858
Avg house price: £258,750
Crime rate: 46.7/1k

Safest pick

Sherborne

Lowest recorded crime rate in South West.

Population: 10,359
Avg house price: £360,899
Crime rate: 21.5/1k

At the top of the list

The standouts in South West

Most affordable

Cheapest towns

1Northway£253,256
2Camborne£255,350
3St Blazey£258,527
4Redruth£260,937
5Indian Queens and Fraddon£262,335

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Lowest crime

Safest towns

1Sherborne21.5 per 1,000
2West Moors24.3 per 1,000
3Totnes28.4 per 1,000
4Gillingham (Dorset)29.2 per 1,000
5Tidworth31.7 per 1,000

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Top-band schools

Best for schools

1Poole100.0%
2Trowbridge100.0%
3Torquay100.0%
4Paignton100.0%
5Yate100.0%

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All towns in South West

Sorted by population. Click any town for the full area guide.

Town	Population	Avg House Price	Crime Rate
Bristol	425,196	£408,725	130.3/1k
Plymouth	266,970	£242,088	91.9/1k
Bournemouth	196,132	£361,580	56.9/1k
Swindon (Swindon)	183,687	£297,434	68.8/1k
Kingswood and Fishponds	158,219	£240,140	72.4/1k
Poole	141,009	£404,824	56.9/1k
Exeter	126,522	£342,533	96.0/1k
Gloucester	118,562	£295,885	108.8/1k
Cheltenham	115,941	£388,792	79.2/1k
Bath	94,080	£537,677	78.7/1k
Weston-super-Mare	84,600	£273,646	82.5/1k
Paignton	67,772	£261,037	93.4/1k
Taunton	61,667	£291,373	83.1/1k
Weymouth	55,540	£287,043	44.9/1k
Torquay	52,034	£258,255	93.4/1k
Yeovil	50,170	£256,969	83.0/1k
Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)	49,256	£380,319	56.9/1k
Bridgwater	47,730	£294,372	83.1/1k
Salisbury	47,690	£379,099	48.9/1k
Trowbridge	43,463	£284,997	48.9/1k
Chippenham (Wiltshire)	36,084	£347,296	48.8/1k
Exmouth	35,502	£371,115	N/A
Barnstaple	31,271	£291,649	N/A
Newton Abbot	29,141	£319,508	N/A
Yate	28,352	£308,264	72.3/1k
Frome	27,904	£353,791	83.1/1k
Portishead	26,351	£465,698	82.6/1k
Stroud	26,073	£393,165	49.7/1k
Bradley Stoke	25,194	£355,141	72.4/1k
Newquay	24,543	£381,188	62.2/1k
St Austell	24,361	£305,974	62.3/1k
Falmouth	24,066	£334,299	62.2/1k
Truro	23,060	£347,262	62.2/1k
Stratton St Margaret	21,552	£180,000	68.8/1k
Dorchester (Dorset)	21,358	£338,668	44.9/1k
Clevedon	21,084	£472,170	82.5/1k
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	20,795	£283,387	108.9/1k
Camborne	20,445	£236,783	62.2/1k
Calne	19,725	£309,400	48.9/1k
Tiverton (Mid Devon)	19,710	£309,810	N/A
Bideford	19,493	£271,871	N/A
Devizes	19,491	£339,248	48.8/1k
Keynsham	19,257	£426,144	78.7/1k
Melksham	18,277	£333,000	48.8/1k
Warminster	18,018	£314,179	48.8/1k
Brixham	17,839	£294,348	93.4/1k
Cirencester	17,715	£431,869	45.0/1k
Wimborne Minster	17,083	£428,192	44.9/1k
Bodmin	16,904	£275,684	62.3/1k
Patchway	16,517	£287,553	72.3/1k
Westbury (Wiltshire)	16,394	£260,300	48.9/1k
Burnham-on-Sea	16,317	£319,747	83.0/1k
Nailsea	15,919	£381,485	82.4/1k
Bishop's Cleeve	15,905	N/A	46.7/1k
Redruth	15,455	£264,483	62.3/1k
Teignmouth	15,314	£318,981	N/A
Saltash	15,245	£328,163	62.2/1k
Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne	14,969	£418,993	72.3/1k
Penzance	14,957	£333,000	62.2/1k
Tewkesbury	14,387	£311,827	46.7/1k
Chard	14,287	£286,607	83.2/1k
Thornbury	14,008	£328,632	72.3/1k
Wellington (Somerset)	13,815	£336,441	83.0/1k
Midsomer Norton	13,749	£279,525	78.8/1k
Verwood	13,706	£396,650	45.0/1k
Stoke Gifford	13,477	£336,500	72.3/1k
Ferndown	13,267	£414,225	44.8/1k
Sidmouth	13,258	£406,129	N/A
Royal Wootton Bassett	13,002	£301,425	48.8/1k
Street	12,707	£258,675	83.1/1k
Amesbury	12,676	£318,778	48.8/1k
Tavistock	12,676	£305,176	N/A
Ivybridge	12,485	£331,936	N/A
Bridport	12,294	£413,194	44.8/1k
Honiton	12,155	£286,769	N/A
Brockworth	12,007	£296,403	46.8/1k
Kingsteignton	11,945	£310,944	N/A
Wells	11,837	£418,621	83.0/1k
Blandford Forum	11,805	£374,993	44.9/1k
Dawlish	11,800	£287,923	N/A
Minehead	11,752	£351,710	83.0/1k
Helston	11,366	£317,084	62.1/1k
Penryn	11,194	£342,600	101.5/1k
Gillingham (Dorset)	11,009	N/A	29.2/1k
Filton	10,955	£367,754	230.9/1k
Liskeard	10,901	£233,887	61.5/1k
Corsham	10,887	£447,128	34.6/1k
Tidworth	10,693	£265,000	31.7/1k
West Moors	10,432	£405,700	24.3/1k
Sherborne	10,359	£360,899	21.5/1k
Shepton Mallet	10,102	£360,380	106.6/1k
Corfe Mullen	10,036	£451,000	51.8/1k
Radstock	9,983	£351,039	40.7/1k
Bradford-on-Avon	9,864	£489,095	73.7/1k
Lydney	9,655	£279,214	68.7/1k
Durrington and Bulford	9,625	£358,826	61.8/1k
Innsworth	9,456	£252,000	76.8/1k
Totnes	9,217	£453,594	28.4/1k
Ilfracombe	9,199	£284,214	117.1/1k
Shaftesbury	9,163	£352,524	94.1/1k
Swanage	9,115	£722,433	39.7/1k
Okehampton	9,108	£307,538	58.0/1k
Hayle	9,040	£317,870	96.3/1k
Cullompton	8,895	£322,595	N/A
Marlborough	8,829	£455,500	48.9/1k
Cinderford	8,778	£314,814	48.3/1k
Launceston	8,431	£259,535	62.2/1k
Upton (Dorset)	8,401	N/A	45.0/1k
Glastonbury	8,304	£236,964	83.2/1k
Stonehouse (Stroud)	8,302	N/A	49.9/1k
Chipping Sodbury	8,026	£405,000	72.1/1k
Crediton	7,971	£291,975	N/A
Dursley	7,935	£301,142	49.5/1k
Highworth	7,932	£245,467	68.8/1k
Cam	7,730	£405,400	49.9/1k
Yatton	7,704	£325,125	82.8/1k
Seaton (East Devon)	7,429	N/A	N/A
Bude	7,347	£322,964	62.1/1k
Torpoint	7,330	£375,722	62.1/1k
Wroughton	7,276	£339,250	69.0/1k
Malmesbury	7,184	£382,455	48.7/1k
Crewkerne	7,067	£307,000	82.9/1k
Ashley Heath	6,922	£498,275	44.8/1k
Wincanton	6,744	£209,606	82.7/1k
Peasedown St John	6,668	£374,000	78.7/1k
Chalford	6,665	£309,167	50.0/1k
Braunton	6,610	£428,133	N/A
St Blazey	6,569	£218,683	62.1/1k
Broad Blunsdon	6,507	N/A	69.0/1k
Paulton	6,502	£311,500	78.6/1k
Tetbury	6,454	£379,778	44.9/1k
South Molton	6,226	£252,000	N/A
Axminster	6,094	£366,679	N/A
Ottery St Mary	6,043	£482,000	N/A
Ilminster	5,961	£367,525	83.4/1k
Great Torrington	5,958	£278,611	N/A
Bovey Tracey	5,936	£297,614	N/A
Wareham	5,876	£475,829	44.9/1k
Cheddar	5,841	£550,306	83.0/1k
Kingsbridge	5,682	£364,681	N/A
Nailsworth	5,657	£309,000	49.8/1k
Wadebridge	5,511	£449,162	62.1/1k
Merley	5,489	£645,000	57.0/1k
St Ives (Cornwall)	5,413	N/A	62.1/1k
Ludgershall (Wiltshire)	5,400	£301,500	48.7/1k
Wool	5,377	£364,000	45.2/1k
Newent	5,360	£301,643	48.3/1k
Looe	5,314	£382,444	62.3/1k
Dartmouth	5,260	£534,773	N/A
Budleigh Salterton	5,237	£502,500	N/A
Fremington	5,229	£278,333	N/A
Weston (Dorset)	5,208	£285,969	44.9/1k
Northam	5,191	£312,562	N/A
Long Ashton	5,184	£518,250	82.2/1k
Pool	5,169	£109,250	62.3/1k
Somerton	5,106	£358,909	83.0/1k
Bowerhill	5,070	£318,125	48.7/1k
Coleford (Forest of Dean)	5,023	£324,000	48.2/1k
Moreton-in-Marsh	5,015	£479,095	44.9/1k
Wotton-under-Edge	4,966	£676,250	49.7/1k
Pill and Easton-in-Gordano	4,956	£369,600	82.5/1k
Northway	4,858	£258,750	46.7/1k
Callington	4,665	£278,635	62.2/1k
Cranbrook (East Devon)	4,649	N/A	N/A
Lyneham	4,645	£350,000	48.9/1k
Winscombe and Sandford	4,605	£448,564	82.5/1k
Highbridge	4,564	£258,998	82.8/1k
Fortuneswell	4,554	£505,000	45.0/1k
Illogan	4,515	£251,667	62.5/1k
Exminster	4,388	£400,000	N/A
Chudleigh	4,372	£337,700	N/A
Backwell	4,347	£418,752	82.4/1k
Winchcombe	4,339	£340,833	46.3/1k
Wilton	4,300	£292,500	48.6/1k
Fairford	4,240	£528,929	45.0/1k
Kingskerswell	4,217	£337,143	N/A
Topsham	4,193	£468,857	96.4/1k
Bourton-on-the-Water	4,177	N/A	45.0/1k
Bearwood	4,134	£281,300	56.6/1k
Saltford	4,133	£640,000	78.9/1k
Martock	4,079	£350,333	83.6/1k
Prestbury (Cheltenham)	4,078	£745,000	79.2/1k
Cricklade	4,030	£322,500	49.1/1k
Churchdown	4,024	£274,769	46.7/1k
Old Sarum	4,013	£246,875	49.3/1k
Chickerell	3,973	£301,688	45.1/1k
Carbis Bay	3,967	£493,600	62.0/1k
Monkton Heathfield	3,909	£425,000	82.6/1k
Indian Queens and Fraddon	3,888	£287,333	62.5/1k
Batheaston	3,878	£461,333	79.2/1k
Locking	3,819	£294,571	82.7/1k
Norton Fitzwarren	3,770	£247,290	83.3/1k
Larkhill	3,744	£284,500	49.1/1k
Lyme Regis	3,741	£395,625	44.9/1k
West Parley	3,665	£448,125	45.0/1k
St Columb Major	3,663	£240,000	62.2/1k
Watchet	3,643	£275,188	83.2/1k
South Cerney	3,623	£439,625	44.7/1k
Tutshill and Sedbury	3,618	£426,667	48.4/1k
Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley	3,584	£437,500	49.9/1k
Langport	3,578	£257,846	83.0/1k
Sturminster Newton	3,565	£367,857	45.2/1k
Pewsey	3,553	£353,380	49.3/1k
Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel	3,506	£304,889	62.5/1k
Willand	3,477	£183,000	N/A
Holsworthy	3,472	£380,769	N/A
Westward Ho!	3,468	£342,500	N/A
Lytchett Matravers	3,455	£362,500	45.2/1k
Castle Cary	3,451	£197,583	83.5/1k
Minchinhampton	3,412	£450,000	49.8/1k
Ashburton	3,368	£212,000	N/A
Newlyn	3,362	£284,800	62.2/1k
Broadwell and Coalway	3,304	£295,000	47.8/1k
St Agnes	3,253	£648,100	62.4/1k
Milborne Port	3,207	£344,333	82.9/1k
Purton	3,193	£346,278	49.2/1k
North Petherton	3,180	£223,897	83.0/1k
Porthleven	3,118	£382,500	62.2/1k
Bream	3,117	£257,000	48.1/1k
South Petherton	3,096	£427,143	83.3/1k
Lostwithiel	3,067	£453,333	62.3/1k