# Midsomer Norton Town in Bath and North East Somerset, South West. Midsomer Norton is a town in Bath and North East Somerset, South West. Median sale price £320,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 68.5 per 1,000 people. Town. Code E63005494. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) Midsomer Norton is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Midsomer Norton add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Midsomer Norton was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 361st most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/midsomer-norton#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 13,749** (2021). Midsomer Norton had 13,749 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 444th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/midsomer-norton#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Midsomer Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/midsomer-norton#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Midsomer Norton, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/midsomer-norton#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005494) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Midsomer Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005494) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 219 homes were sold in Midsomer Norton in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005494) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Midsomer Norton. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005494) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Midsomer Norton had 13,749 usual residents at the census. ## How Midsomer Norton compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Midsomer Norton | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £320,000 | joint 39th most expensive | 116 towns, South West · 2025 | | Population | 13,749 | 53rd least populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.3% | 32nd highest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 | ## Is Midsomer Norton safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Midsomer Norton at a rate of 68.5 per 1,000 people. That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Midsomer Norton. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (402), anti-social behaviour (159) and other crime (159). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Midsomer Norton was 69.2 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Midsomer Norton, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Midsomer Norton has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Midsomer Norton | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Bath and North East Somerset 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014420) | 1,486 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 74.9% | | [Bath and North East Somerset 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014421) | 1,519 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% | | [Bath and North East Somerset 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014422) | 1,712 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% | | [Bath and North East Somerset 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014423) | 1,499 | 130.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% | | [Bath and North East Somerset 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014472) | 1,875 | 95.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% | | [Bath and North East Somerset 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014424) | 2,181 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% | | [Bath and North East Somerset 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014425) | 2,341 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% | | [Bath and North East Somerset 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/neighbourhood/e01014426) | 1,458 | 111.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.1% | ## Your MP - [Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset): Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) ## Postcode districts covering Midsomer Norton [BA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba3) ## Middle areas in Midsomer Norton [Midsomer Norton North](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/midsomer-norton-north), [Midsomer Norton Redfield](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/midsomer-norton-redfield) ## Towns near Midsomer Norton [Radstock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radstock), [Bath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bath), [Shepton Mallet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shepton-mallet), [Frome](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frome), [Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wells), [Keynsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/keynsham) ## Midsomer Norton in brief Midsomer Norton is a town in Bath and North East Somerset, South West. About 13,893 people lived in Midsomer Norton in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £320,000 in 2025 across 219 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 68.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Midsomer Norton was £320,000 in 2025. Midsomer Norton had 13,749 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Midsomer Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Midsomer Norton, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63005494 - Constituency: [Frome and East Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset) - Council: [Bath and North East Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) - Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.77 km² - People, mid-2024: 13,893* - Neighbourhoods: 8 - Output areas: 40 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Radstock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radstock), [Bath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bath), [Shepton Mallet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shepton-mallet), [Frome](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frome), [Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wells), [Keynsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/keynsham) ## Latest updates for Midsomer Norton - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005494 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/midsomer-norton, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/midsomer-norton#f-house-sales-median-price. 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