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Ham Hill & Merriott

Middle area

South east Somerset. 9,901 people in 76 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 Ham Hill & Merriott’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£310,000
3,306th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,965
1,178th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ham Hill & Merriott compares

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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. Ham Hill & Merriott is £310,000.
£310,00031st 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. Ham Hill & Merriott is 9,965.
9,9659th 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%. Ham Hill & Merriott is 72.9%.
72.9%25th 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%. Ham Hill & Merriott is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 25th 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 Ham Hill & Merriott 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
Ham Hill & Merriott in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ham Hill & Merriott was £310,000 in 2025.

Ham Hill & Merriott had 9,965 usual residents at the census.

In Ham Hill & Merriott, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ham Hill & Merriott, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.