Compare

Shepton Mallet

Ward

East Somerset. About 11,150 people in 17 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Shepton Mallet, 73.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,167
1,927th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.6%
3,058th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Shepton Mallet compares

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

Shepton MalletMiddle
Population55 wards, Somerset · 2021
Population: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 7,922 to 13,128. The middle area is 10,418. Shepton Mallet is 11,167.
11,16712th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage55 wards, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 22.1% to 99.6%. The middle area is 82.3%. Shepton Mallet is 73.1%.
73.1%20th lowest
Claimant rate55 wards, Somerset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 1.5% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.3%. Shepton Mallet is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 13th highest
Aged 15 to 6455 wards, Somerset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 51.6% to 66.8%. The middle area is 59.0%. Shepton Mallet is 63.6%.
63.6%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each ward, so they describe all of Somerset and not Shepton Mallet 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
Shepton Mallet in brief

Shepton Mallet had 11,167 usual residents at the census.

In Shepton Mallet, 73.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shepton Mallet, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.6% of residents in Shepton Mallet were aged 15 to 64 at the census.