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Somerset: its 71 neighbourhoods compared

Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Somerset as a whole, from official records, as of 3 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £195,000 in Yeovil Town to £547,500 in Wedmore & Mark.

A&E patients seen within 4 hours

49.7%

Musgrove Park Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.

Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response

36 min 59 s

Mean, South Western Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).

Fire engines at dwelling fires

9 min 33 s

Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).

Homes at high or medium flood risk

2.5%

6,755 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 11th of 27 councils in South West.

Households in fuel poverty

10.2%

2024, England's own measure; 13th highest of 27 in South West.

Neighbourhoods in Somerset

NeighbourhoodTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Berrow & Brent Knoll£325,000£131,240Middle incomeSome signs
Bishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren£270,000£149,000Middle incomeMixed signs
Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke£288,750–Middle incomeFew signs
Bridgwater East£230,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Bridgwater North£204,000–Among the most income-deprivedMixed signs
Bridgwater South£205,500£145,000Below average incomeFew signs
Bridgwater Town£205,000£134,000Below average incomeClear signs
Bruton, Brewham & Cucklington£400,000–AffluentMoving the other way
Burnham-on-Sea£272,500£140,000Below average incomeSome signs
Cannington, Combwich & Nether Stowey£312,000–AffluentFew signs
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville£370,000–AffluentFew signs
Chard North & East£254,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Chard West£235,000£97,500Below average incomeMixed signs
Cheddar & Axbridge£385,000£147,500AffluentFew signs
Crewkerne£240,000£135,000Below average incomeSome signs
Curry Rivel & Fivehead£365,000–AffluentSome signs
Dowslands & Blackdown£375,000–AffluentMixed signs
Draycott, Westbury & Wookey£385,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor£375,000–Middle incomeFew signs
Evercreech & Nunney£350,000–AffluentMoving the other way
Frome North East£320,000–AffluentClear signs
Frome North West£350,000£177,250Middle incomeFew signs
Frome South & East£340,000£161,000Middle incomeClear signs
Glastonbury Town£284,950£135,750Below average incomeSome signs
Glastonbury West & Street South£325,000–Middle incomeFew signs
Ham Hill & Merriott£310,000–Middle incomeSome signs
Highbridge£257,500£114,750Below average incomeMixed signs
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford£302,500£125,000AffluentMoving the other way
Ilminster & Horton£290,000£157,500Middle incomeMixed signs
Langport & Long Sutton£346,000£135,000AffluentFew signs
Martock£267,000£125,000Below average incomeFew signs
Minehead Outer & Porlock£305,500–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Minehead Town£297,500£150,000Middle incomeMixed signs
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip£350,000£185,000AffluentFew signs
Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington£285,750–Middle incomeSome signs
Pilton, Butleigh & Alhampton£485,000–AffluentFew signs
Rode, Mells & Woodlands£475,000–AffluentMixed signs
Ruishton & North Curry£340,500–AffluentStrong signs
Shepton Mallet£270,000£135,000Below average incomeFew signs
Somerton£310,000–Middle incomeSome signs
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury£367,500–AffluentMixed signs
Stockmoor & North Petherton£280,000£135,000Middle incomeFew signs
Stoford & the Cokers£325,000–AffluentMixed signs
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury£335,000–AffluentFew signs
Street Village£270,000£130,000Middle incomeSome signs
Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas£355,000–AffluentFew signs
Taunton Galmington & Trull£350,000£168,000AffluentMixed signs
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield£264,500–AffluentFew signs
Taunton Holway & Lambrook£250,000£131,750Below average incomeClear signs
Taunton North Town£250,000£163,500Middle incomeClear signs
Taunton Pyrland & Priorswood£230,000–Below average incomeSome signs
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston£318,000£139,750Middle incomeFew signs
Taunton Wilton£306,500£165,000Middle incomeClear signs
Templecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port£275,500–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Watchet, Washford & Carhampton£260,500–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Wedmore & Mark£547,500–AffluentClear signs
Wellington North£260,000£139,000Below average incomeClear signs
Wellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland£315,000–AffluentMixed signs
Wells Town£330,000£185,000Middle incomeMoving the other way
Wembdon & Chilton Trinity£305,000£150,750AffluentSome signs
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington£350,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Williton, Quantock & Stogursey£375,000–Middle incomeSome signs
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne£295,000£125,000Middle incomeFew signs
Wiveliscombe & Milverton£346,500–AffluentFew signs
Yeovil Larkhill£217,000£110,000Below average incomeClear signs
Yeovil Lufton & Hollands£287,750–AffluentClear signs
Yeovil Milford Park£212,500£101,750Below average incomeClear signs
Yeovil North East£225,000£137,000Below average incomeFew signs
Yeovil Preston Plucknett£240,000£125,000Middle incomeSome signs
Yeovil South£270,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Yeovil Town£195,000£95,000Below average incomeFew signs

Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Somerset's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
Musgrove Park Hospital260,195 residents (1.0 km from the nearest)49.7% in September 2026England 61%4%
Yeovil District Hospital167,957 residents (540 m from the nearest)61.3% in September 2026England 61%2.4%
Weston General Hospital69,296 residents (6.8 km from the nearest)77.5% in September 2026England 61%4.9%
Royal United Hospital Bath67,721 residents (15.8 km from the nearest)56.4% in September 2026England 61%13.5%
Princess of Wales Hospital6,384 residents (35.0 km from the nearest)48.2% in September 2026Wales 50.1%15.1%
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Musgrove Park Hospital against England: Musgrove Park Hospital 52.5% (Apr 2026) to 49.7% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).47.9%62.2%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Musgrove Park Hospital49.7%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Yeovil District Hospital against England: Yeovil District Hospital 63.4% (Apr 2026) to 61.3% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).57.4%64.6%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Yeovil District Hospital61.3%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service Somerset is covered by South Western Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
  • Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 36 min 59 s (South Western Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): mean response in minutes: South Western Ambulance Service against England: South Western Ambulance Service 37 (Sep 2025) to 37 (Sep 2026); England 30.8 (Sep 2025) to 31.3 (Sep 2026); Standard (18 min) 18 (Sep 2025) to 18 (Sep 2026).21.541.5Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025South Western Ambulance Service37England31.3Standard (18 min)18
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS), mean time from the call to the first ambulance arriving. The NHS Constitution standard is a mean of 18 minutes for Category 2 and 7 minutes for Category 1.
Category 1 calls (life-threatening): mean response in minutes: South Western Ambulance Service against England: South Western Ambulance Service 9.3 (Sep 2025) to 9.5 (Sep 2026); England 8 (Sep 2025) to 8 (Sep 2026); Standard (7 min) 7 (Sep 2025) to 7 (Sep 2026).6.99.8Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025South Western Ambulance Service9.5England8Standard (7 min)7
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS). The standard is a mean of 7 minutes.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

  • GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.

Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 9 min 33 s on average over 801 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Somerset and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
  • Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 10 min 58 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Average response to dwelling fires in minutes: Somerset's fire and rescue service against England: This fire and rescue service 9.1 (2010/11) to 9.6 (2025/26); England 7.4 (2010/11) to 8.3 (2025/26).7.29.92025/262022/232019/202016/172013/142010/11This fire and rescue service9.6England8.3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, fire statistics table FIRE1001: the average time from the call to the first fire engine arriving at dwelling fires, each financial year (Open Government Licence v3.0). A service covers several councils; there is no national target.

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 6,755 (2.5% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
  • Where it ranks 11th highest share of 27 councils in South West.
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Somerset among South West's councils: Mid Devon 3.8%; South Hams 3.8%; Cotswold 3.5%; Bath and North East Somer… 3.5%; West Devon 3.3%; Somerset 2.5%; North Somerset 2.1%; Cornwall 2.1%; Torridge 2.0%; Forest of Dean 1.9%; Exeter 1.8%. Reference lines: South West, England.Mid Devon3.8%South Hams3.8%Cotswold3.5%Bath and North East Somer…3.5%West Devon3.3%Somerset2.5%North Somerset2.1%Cornwall2.1%Torridge2.0%Forest of Dean1.9%Exeter1.8%EnglandSouth West
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock). Shown: Somerset and the councils ranked nearest it; all 27 are listed below.
Homes at flood risk from rivers and the sea in Somerset, by band: High 10%, Medium 9%, Low 81%.10%9%81%High · 10%Medium · 9%Low · 81%
Residential properties in each band of risk with defences: high is a chance of flooding of 3.3% or more each year, medium 1% to 3.3%, low 0.1% to 1%.
All 27 councils, ranked
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Somerset among South West's councils: Isles of Scilly 10.6%; East Devon 5.4%; North Devon 5.1%; Gloucester 4.4%; Teignbridge 4.1%; Mid Devon 3.8%; South Hams 3.8%; Cotswold 3.5%; Bath and North East Somer… 3.5%; West Devon 3.3%; Somerset 2.5%; North Somerset 2.1%; Cornwall 2.1%; Torridge 2.0%; Forest of Dean 1.9%; Exeter 1.8%; Torbay 1.7%; Stroud 1.5%; Tewkesbury 1.5%; Dorset 1.4%; Wiltshire 1.3%; Bristol, City of 1.2%; Cheltenham 1.0%; Plymouth 0.9%; Bournemouth, Christchurch… 0.8%; Swindon 0.8%; South Gloucestershire 0.4%. Reference lines: South West, England.Isles of Scilly10.6%East Devon5.4%North Devon5.1%Gloucester4.4%Teignbridge4.1%Mid Devon3.8%South Hams3.8%Cotswold3.5%Bath and North East Somer…3.5%West Devon3.3%Somerset2.5%North Somerset2.1%Cornwall2.1%Torridge2.0%Forest of Dean1.9%Exeter1.8%Torbay1.7%Stroud1.5%Tewkesbury1.5%Dorset1.4%Wiltshire1.3%Bristol, City of1.2%Cheltenham1.0%Plymouth0.9%Bournemouth, Christchurch…0.8%Swindon0.8%South Gloucestershire0.4%EnglandSouth West
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock).

Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.

Fuel poverty

  • Households in fuel poverty, 2024 10.2% (about 27,135 households); England 10.0%, South West 9.9%.
  • Where it ranks 13th highest of 27 councils in South West.
  • Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: Somerset among South West's councils: Cornwall 11.0%; South Hams 10.6%; Bristol, City of 10.6%; Plymouth 10.5%; Torbay 10.3%; Somerset 10.2%; Bath and North East Somer… 10.1%; Stroud 9.8%; Dorset 9.8%; East Devon 9.7%; Exeter 9.7%. Reference lines: South West, England.Cornwall11.0%South Hams10.6%Bristol, City of10.6%Plymouth10.5%Torbay10.3%Somerset10.2%Bath and North East Somer…10.1%Stroud9.8%Dorset9.8%East Devon9.7%Exeter9.7%South WestEngland
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line. Shown: Somerset and the councils ranked nearest it; all 27 are listed below.
All 27 councils, ranked
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: Somerset among South West's councils: Isles of Scilly 17.3%; Forest of Dean 11.8%; Cotswold 11.8%; West Devon 11.5%; Mid Devon 11.3%; Torridge 11.3%; North Devon 11.2%; Cornwall 11.0%; South Hams 10.6%; Bristol, City of 10.6%; Plymouth 10.5%; Torbay 10.3%; Somerset 10.2%; Bath and North East Somer… 10.1%; Stroud 9.8%; Dorset 9.8%; East Devon 9.7%; Exeter 9.7%; Wiltshire 9.6%; Teignbridge 9.4%; Cheltenham 9.3%; Bournemouth, Christchurch… 9.1%; Gloucester 8.8%; North Somerset 8.4%; Swindon 8.1%; Tewkesbury 7.8%; South Gloucestershire 7.4%. Reference lines: South West, England.Isles of Scilly17.3%Forest of Dean11.8%Cotswold11.8%West Devon11.5%Mid Devon11.3%Torridge11.3%North Devon11.2%Cornwall11.0%South Hams10.6%Bristol, City of10.6%Plymouth10.5%Torbay10.3%Somerset10.2%Bath and North East Somer…10.1%Stroud9.8%Dorset9.8%East Devon9.7%Exeter9.7%Wiltshire9.6%Teignbridge9.4%Cheltenham9.3%Bournemouth, Christchurch…9.1%Gloucester8.8%North Somerset8.4%Swindon8.1%Tewkesbury7.8%South Gloucestershire7.4%South WestEngland
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Winter mortality Not published for Somerset's current boundaries: ONS's last figures by council (2020/21) use the councils as they were before April 2023.

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