Somerset
Local authority in South West · 339 neighbourhoods
Areas
71 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Frome North East · BA115 neighbourhoods£3,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Draycott, Westbury & Wookey · BA55 neighbourhoods£3,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Frome South & East · BA117 neighbourhoods£3,880 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Frome North West · BA115 neighbourhoods£3,830 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rode, Mells & Woodlands · BA115 neighbourhoods£3,820 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pilton, Butleigh & Alhampton · BA43 neighbourhoods£3,750 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Cheddar & Axbridge · BS275 neighbourhoods£3,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wells Town · BA55 neighbourhoods£3,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wedmore & Mark · BS284 neighbourhoods£3,700 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Taunton Galmington & Trull · TA15 neighbourhoods£3,700 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,200 per m² · South West £3,590 per m²
- By type
- Flat £146k · Terraced £236k · Semi £277k · Detached £411k
- Neighbourhoods
- 339
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 77.6 per 1,000 a year · South West 70.3
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
254 state schools- Primary
- 219
- Secondary
- 35
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £51,900 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 10% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 9% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 10% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Somerset safe?
Police recorded about 77.6 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than South West as a whole (70.3). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Somerset?
Homes sold for a typical £3,200 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than South West as a whole (£3,590 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £225,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Somerset?
There are 219 state primary and 35 state secondary schools inside Somerset's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Somerset a deprived area?
9% of Somerset's 339 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 10% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.