Mangotsfield
South Gloucestershire 023 · 4 sub-areas · 6,696 residents
South Gloucestershire 023 is a suburban area within South Gloucestershire, home to around 6,700 people. A typical two-bedroom lets for about £1,260 a month, broadly in line with the South Gloucestershire average. What stands out is the tenure mix: more than a quarter of homes are social housing, alongside a notably high share of owner-occupiers — an unusual combination that shapes the feel of the area.
Mangotsfield is a green, lower-density part of South Gloucestershire — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Overview
What's it like to live in Mangotsfield?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,445 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Mangotsfield in South Gloucestershire
Living in Mangotsfield
This is a largely residential, car-dependent corner of South Gloucestershire, where detached and semi-detached homes dominate and most people drive to work. Nearly six in ten residents commute by car, and only around one in twenty uses public transport — numbers that tell you a lot about what daily life looks like here. Greenspace is close at hand, though, with the nearest accessible green space less than 250 metres away for most residents, and around seven in ten households within easy walking distance of parkland.
On rents, this neighbourhood sits around the middle of the South Gloucestershire range. A one-bedroom flat runs about £985 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,260, and a three-bedroom closer to £1,530. Rents rose roughly 4% over the past year. Council tax (Band D) comes to about £2,550 a year — worth factoring in if you're comparing the full cost of moving here against nearby areas. The median house price of around £340,000 means a deposit takes roughly five years to save on a typical local salary, which is demanding but not out of line with much of the South West.
The population of around 6,700 is fairly evenly spread across age groups — children under 18 make up about 23%, working-age adults span the full range, and nearly one in five residents is 65 or older. That breadth suggests a genuinely mixed community rather than an area defined by one life stage. Roughly 63% of homes are owner-occupied, but around 26% are social rented — a share that's meaningfully above national norms and gives the neighbourhood a different social texture from the more uniformly owner-occupied suburbs nearby.
Getting around without a car takes planning. The nearest mainline rail station is just over 4 km away — roughly a 52-minute walk, so most people drive or cycle to it. The nearest major employment hub is accessible in around an hour by public transport. Broadband coverage is strong: 100% of properties can access gigabit-speed connections, and there are no properties falling below the universal service obligation. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is South Gloucestershire 023 a nice place to live?
- It's a stable, mixed suburban area with good greenspace access — nearly 70% of residents are within walking distance of parkland — and very strong broadband. The trade-off is that it's heavily car-dependent, public transport is limited, and only around 41% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, well below the national average.
- What is the rent in South Gloucestershire 023?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £985 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,260, and a three-bedroom closer to £1,530. These are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 4% over the past year.
- Is South Gloucestershire 023 safe?
- The area records around 73 crimes per 1,000 residents annually, slightly below the UK national average of roughly 80. It's not a low-crime outlier, but it's marginally safer than the national baseline. Claimant unemployment is low at about 2%, which tends to be a positive signal for community stability.
- What's the commute from South Gloucestershire 023 to the nearest major employment hub?
- The nearest major UK employment centre is around 61 minutes away by public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is about 4.2 km away, so most residents drive to it. Only around 4% of residents commute by public transport — this area really does require a car for most journeys.
- Who lives in South Gloucestershire 023?
- A fairly broad mix — about 23% children under 18, with retirees making up nearly 20% of residents. Around 63% of homes are owner-occupied, but roughly 26% are social rented, which is about double the national rate. It's a more socially mixed area than the surrounding suburbs.
- What schools are near South Gloucestershire 023?
- There are 69 schools within 2 km of typical residents — a substantial number. Around 41% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is significantly below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 1.5 km away. Check individual Ofsted reports for the streets you're considering.
- How much is council tax in South Gloucestershire 023?
- Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,550 a year. That's on the higher side for England and worth factoring into your total monthly costs alongside rent — it adds roughly £210 a month on top of a rental payment.