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Frome South & East

Middle area

East Somerset. 11,520 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Frome South & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£337,500
Joint 2,830th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,148
541st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Frome South & East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Frome South & East at a rate of 77.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences349
Other crime152
Shoplifting125
Anti-social behaviour108
Criminal damage and arson58
Burglary34
Vehicle crime26
Robbery19
Drug offences15
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Frome South & East compares

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

Frome South & EastMiddle
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. Frome South & East is £337,500.
£337,50019th most expensive
Population71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 5,344 to 11,665. The middle area is 7,865. Frome South & East is 11,148.
11,1483rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares71 middle areas, Somerset · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Frome South & East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Frome South & East is 92.6%.
92.6%20th highest

Is Frome South & East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Frome South & East at a rate of 77.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Frome South & East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (349), other crime (152) and shoplifting (125).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Frome South & East alone. See Somerset

Average house price
£282,498
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Frome South & East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Frome South & East was £337,500 in 2025.

Frome South & East had 11,148 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Frome South & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Frome South & East, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.