Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
South Gloucestershire Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading South Gloucestershire prices and rents.
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
South Gloucestershire wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
308,787
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£41,236
South Gloucestershire
Median resident weekly pay
£793
Full-time employees
Employment rate
83.8%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
1.8%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
South Gloucestershire’s latest ONS/Nomis labour-market profile points to a relatively strong earnings and jobs picture, which matters for affordability context. The area had a resident population of 308,787 in 2025, giving it a sizeable local base of workers and households.