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Somerset

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
571,463
Households
250,136
Crimes · Aug '26
4,294

Estimated population, mid-2025: 590,972 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

250,136
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
4,294
Crimes · Aug '26
£281,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 6,923 sales
£1,016
Average rent, August 2026
20,408
Postcodes

Sold prices in Somerset

England & Wales
Property sales · Somerset
HM Land Registry · Somerset
Average price
£323,888
Median price: £281,000
Median -1.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 6,923 sales
View district TA6
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 208 sales · avg £329,314
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£340k£321k£302k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Somerset

England & Wales
Crime trends · Somerset

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
1,711
YoY -9%
1,9761,7911,605
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
716
YoY stable
823626429
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
95
YoY +23%
1529742
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
133
YoY +21%
168138107
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
322
YoY stable
345287228
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
686
YoY -26%
1,035861686
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
631
YoY +112%
672443214
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

4,294
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Somerset

Ethnicity

Total residents: 571,607
White Brit.91.3%
Other White4.4%
+ other · 4.3%

Religion

Total residents: 571,500
Christian50.2%
No religion41.5%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 571,463
50–6421.6%
35–4916.9%
65–7413.1%
25–3411.1%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%

Households

Total households: 250,136
One person: aged 66+15.5%
One person: other14.9%
Single family household, all members 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
+ 9 other households · 31.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Somerset

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.47 (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 5.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Somerset

11% of postcodes (2292 of 20408) are in Flood Zone 3 and 3% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 32,292 (11%)
  • Zone 2621 (3%)
  • Zone 117,495 (86%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Somerset

Bridgwater is a 124-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 10.0 km

  • Bridgwater

    Rail

    10.0 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Somerset

GPs make up most of the mapped places

76 GPs · 46 Museums · 32 Libraries · 184 in all

  • GPs76
  • Museums46
  • Libraries32
  • Hospitals29
  • Universities1

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

Private rents in Somerset

Average rent, August 2026

£1,016/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£692
1 bed
£913
2 bed
£1,135
3 bed
£1,619
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Somerset.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Admission appeals in Somerset

Appeals lodged

218

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
85 · 1.3% of admissions
Lodged
49 · 0.8% of admissions
Heard
2 · 4.1% of those heard
Successful

6,515 admissions

Infant
58 · 1.1% of admissions
Lodged
32 · 0.6% of admissions
Heard
0 · 0.0% of those heard
Successful

5,466 admissions

Secondary
133 · 2.0% of admissions
Lodged
99 · 1.5% of admissions
Heard
10 · 10.1% of those heard
Successful

6,574 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Somerset

Coordinates51.0873, -2.8633
Postcodes
20,408
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
571,463

Estimated population, mid-2025: 590,972 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
250,136
Recorded crime · Aug '26
4,294

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