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Martock

Middle area

South east Somerset. 5,794 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 29 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 5% of people in Martock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£275,000
Joint 3,236th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,602
2,293rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
5%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Martock

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Martock at a rate of 54.7 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 offences164
Other crime60
Anti-social behaviour52
Criminal damage and arson24
Vehicle crime5
Burglary4
Drug offences3
Shoplifting3
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Martock compares

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

MartockMiddle
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. Martock is £275,000.
£275,000joint 29th cheapest
Population71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 5,344 to 11,665. The middle area is 7,865. Martock is 5,602.
5,6024th least 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%. Martock is 5.0%.
5%joint 14th fewest 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%. Martock is 91.2%.
91.2%23rd highest

Is Martock safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Martock at a rate of 54.7 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Martock.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (164), other crime (60) and anti-social behaviour (52).

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 Martock 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Martock in brief

The median price paid for a home in Martock was £275,000 in 2025.

Martock had 5,602 usual residents at the census.

About 5% of people in Martock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Martock, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.