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South Somerset 005C

Neighbourhood

East Somerset. 2,111 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, South Somerset 005C is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
16.8
Joint 16,242nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£270,000
Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,168
Joint 3,158th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How South Somerset 005C compares

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

South Somerset 005CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only339 neighbourhoods, Somerset · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Somerset339 areas from 2.7 to 59.5. The middle area is 17.6. South Somerset 005C is 16.8.
16.8joint 155th least deprived
Median sale price329 neighbourhoods, Somerset · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Somerset329 areas from £112,000 to £710,000. The middle area is £287,500. South Somerset 005C is £270,000.
£270,000joint 127th cheapest
Population339 neighbourhoods, Somerset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Somerset339 areas from 1,048 to 2,807. The middle area is 1,598. South Somerset 005C is 2,168.
2,16853rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage339 neighbourhoods, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Somerset339 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.8%. South Somerset 005C is 95.7%.
95.7%joint 95th highest

Is South Somerset 005C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Somerset 005C at a rate of 74.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne.

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

In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Somerset 005C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), other crime (29) and anti-social behaviour (16).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Somerset and not South Somerset 005C 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
Population estimate
590,972
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
South Somerset 005C in brief

South Somerset 005C has a deprivation score of 16.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in South Somerset 005C was £270,000 in 2025.

South Somerset 005C had 2,168 usual residents at the census.

In South Somerset 005C, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.