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Bridgwater East

Middle area

North east Somerset. 9,728 people in 9.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bridgwater East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£229,950
2,192nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,826
2,314th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bridgwater East compares

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

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Median sale price71 middle areas, Somerset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from £170,000 to £567,500. The middle area is £290,000. Bridgwater East is £229,950.
£229,9509th lowest
Population71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 5,344 to 11,665. The middle area is 7,865. Bridgwater East is 8,826.
8,82617th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage71 middle areas, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 17.6% to 99.5%. The middle area is 84.0%. Bridgwater East is 95.7%.
95.7%joint 11th highest
Claimant rate71 middle areas, Somerset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 1.3% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.2%. Bridgwater East is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 29th highest

Figures for the whole of Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Bridgwater East alone. 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
Bridgwater East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bridgwater East was £229,950 in 2025.

Bridgwater East had 8,826 usual residents at the census.

In Bridgwater East, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bridgwater East, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.