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Somerset

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
742,615
Households
250,040
Crimes · Jul '26
3,602
250,040
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
3,602
Crimes · Jul '26
£285,604
Median property price
£890
Median rent
20,408
Postcodes
250,040
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
3,602
Crimes · Jul '26
£285,604
Median property price
£890
Median rent
20,408
Postcodes

Sold prices in Somerset

England & Wales
Property sales · Somerset
HM Land Registry · Somerset
Average price
£316,915
YoY: -1.4%
Median price: £286,791
View district BA10
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Aug '26Aug '26: 213 sales · avg £325,882
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£340k£317k£294k
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '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 yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,465
YoY stable
1,5381,4101,281
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
559
YoY stable
610458306
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
106
YoY +89%
1147433
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
118
YoY +23%
13411392
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
241
YoY stable
269226183
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
35
YoY —
35204
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Shoplifting
490
YoY +250%
490315140
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

3,602
incidents · Jul '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: 742,615
75–8462.8%
35–496.8%
16–195.9%
50–645.9%
25–344.9%
+ 4 other age groups · 13.6%

Households

Total households: 250,040
Any member 66+15.5%
Other14.9%
All members 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
+ 7 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.
Around average
Mean decile 5.47 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Somerset

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Somerset

Bridgwater is a 124-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 9.9 km

  • Bridgwater

    Rail

    9.9 km

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

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

Median private rent

£890/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£674
1 bed
£890
2 bed
£1,106
3 bed
£1,580
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · 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.

Apply for a primary place via Somerset
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GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

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
Population (Census)
742,615
Households (Census)
250,040
Recorded crime · Jul '26
3,602

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