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Dowslands & Blackdown

Middle area

South Somerset. 8,578 people in 103 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 Dowslands & Blackdown’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£361,250
2,469th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,289
3,066th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dowslands & Blackdown compares

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

Dowslands & BlackdownMiddle
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. Dowslands & Blackdown is £361,250.
£361,2509th highest
Population71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 5,344 to 11,665. The middle area is 7,865. Dowslands & Blackdown is 8,289.
8,28929th 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%. Dowslands & Blackdown is 56.3%.
56.3%14th lowest
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%. Dowslands & Blackdown is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 2nd lowest

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 Dowslands & Blackdown 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
Dowslands & Blackdown in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dowslands & Blackdown was £361,250 in 2025.

Dowslands & Blackdown had 8,289 usual residents at the census.

In Dowslands & Blackdown, 56.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dowslands & Blackdown, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.