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Wells and Mendip Hills

Constituency

The middle of the South West. About 92,757 people in 672 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Wells and Mendip Hills had 88,591 usual residents at the census.

Population
88,591
17th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
58.4%
43rd lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
26.7%
45th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
14.9%
100th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wells and Mendip Hills compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Wells and Mendip HillsMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Wells and Mendip Hills is 88,591.
88,59117th lowest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Wells and Mendip Hills is 58.4%.
58.4%joint 43rd lowest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Wells and Mendip Hills is 26.7%.
26.7%45th highest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Wells and Mendip Hills is 14.9%.
14.9%joint 100th lowest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Somerset

Most of Wells and Mendip Hills lies in Somerset. These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Wells and Mendip Hills itself. See Somerset

Average house price
£282,062
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wells and Mendip Hills in brief

Wells and Mendip Hills had 88,591 usual residents at the census.

58.4% of residents in Wells and Mendip Hills were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

26.7% of residents in Wells and Mendip Hills were aged 65 or over at the census.

14.9% of residents in Wells and Mendip Hills were aged under 15 at the census.