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Fairwater

WARD
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
13,066
Households
5,878
Crimes · Aug '26
124
5,878
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
124
Crimes · Aug '26
£255,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 155 sales
273
Postcodes

Sold prices in Fairwater

England & Wales
Property sales · Fairwater
HM Land Registry · Fairwater
Average price
£251,304
Median price: £255,000
Median +4.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 155 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 2 sales · avg £119,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£334k£226k£119k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
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Police Recorded Crime in Fairwater

England & Wales
Crime trends · Fairwater

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY —
53270
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
15
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
49
YoY —
55280
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

124
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Fairwater

Ethnicity

Total residents: 13,063
White Brit.85.9%
Other White2.4%
African1.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
Indian1.2%
+ 14 other groups · 7.4%

Religion

Total residents: 13,065
No religion46.6%
Christian42.7%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim3.0%
Sikh0.5%
+ 4 other religions · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 13,066
50–6420.6%
35–4919.0%
25–3414.1%
65–748.8%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%

Households

Total households: 5,878
One person: other21.9%
One person: aged 66+14.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
+ 9 other households · 33.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Fairwater

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.70 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Amenities in Fairwater

GPs make up most of the mapped places

69 GPs · 59 Museums · 21 Libraries · 162 in all

  • GPs69
  • Museums59
  • Libraries21
  • Hospitals8
  • Universities5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

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Overview of Fairwater

Coordinates51.4930, -3.2442
Postcodes
273
Census 2021
13,066
Households (Census)
5,878
Recorded crime · Aug '26
124

Postcode Districts in Fairwater

CF5
273 postcodes

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