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Burnham-on-Sea

Middle area

North Somerset. 7,663 people in 2.1 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 Burnham-on-Sea’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£255,000
2,794th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,780
3,917th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Burnham-on-Sea compares

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Burnham-on-SeaMiddle
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. Burnham-on-Sea is £255,000.
£255,00022nd 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. Burnham-on-Sea is 7,780.
7,78033rd lowest
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%. Burnham-on-Sea is 92.0%.
92.0%22nd 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%. Burnham-on-Sea is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 16th 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 Burnham-on-Sea 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
Burnham-on-Sea in brief

The median price paid for a home in Burnham-on-Sea was £255,000 in 2025.

Burnham-on-Sea had 7,780 usual residents at the census.

In Burnham-on-Sea, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Burnham-on-Sea, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.