Somerset, in numbers

Average home prices reached £282,000 in Somerset.

Somerset council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Somerset includes large towns, smaller settlements and rural communities as well as Wells. Yeovil’s cleared Glovers Walk site needs a useful next purpose, while Bridgwater has approved further traffic changes. Local improvements and emergency readiness need follow-through.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Somerset council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £53,247 in August 1996; £282,062 in July 2026. 429.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £52,000 to £282,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £8,000 more per home (3.1% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Somerset council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	51,663
February 1995	52,103
March 1995	52,226
April 1995	52,929
May 1995	53,155
June 1995	53,268
July 1995	52,740
August 1995	52,253
September 1995	52,235
October 1995	52,344
November 1995	52,152
December 1995	51,494
January 1996	50,856
February 1996	51,171
March 1996	51,145
April 1996	52,067
May 1996	51,971
June 1996	52,457
July 1996	52,661
August 1996	53,247
September 1996	53,602
October 1996	53,344
November 1996	53,463
December 1996	53,618
January 1997	54,051
February 1997	54,352
March 1997	55,333
April 1997	55,958
May 1997	56,460
June 1997	56,741
July 1997	57,223
August 1997	58,210
September 1997	58,656
October 1997	59,189
November 1997	59,194
December 1997	59,492
January 1998	60,031
February 1998	60,419
March 1998	60,910
April 1998	60,706
May 1998	61,380
June 1998	61,807
July 1998	62,993
August 1998	63,876
September 1998	64,182
October 1998	63,885
November 1998	63,574
December 1998	63,639
January 1999	63,752
February 1999	64,276
March 1999	64,399
April 1999	65,096
May 1999	65,400
June 1999	66,773
July 1999	68,191
August 1999	69,395
September 1999	70,969
October 1999	72,220
November 1999	72,966
December 1999	73,662
January 2000	74,352
February 2000	75,128
March 2000	75,887
April 2000	77,040
May 2000	79,390
June 2000	80,661
July 2000	81,979
August 2000	82,410
September 2000	83,651
October 2000	84,606
November 2000	84,752
December 2000	83,998
January 2001	83,020
February 2001	82,778
March 2001	84,183
April 2001	85,811
May 2001	88,020
June 2001	89,225
July 2001	90,850
August 2001	91,913
September 2001	92,881
October 2001	94,525
November 2001	96,148
December 2001	97,254
January 2002	96,799
February 2002	97,509
March 2002	99,273
April 2002	102,088
May 2002	104,442
June 2002	107,570
July 2002	110,869
August 2002	115,119
September 2002	117,778
October 2002	120,488
November 2002	122,208
December 2002	124,415
January 2003	125,985
February 2003	126,817
March 2003	128,873
April 2003	129,431
May 2003	131,935
June 2003	133,105
July 2003	135,857
August 2003	137,023
September 2003	138,601
October 2003	140,113
November 2003	141,367
December 2003	142,530
January 2004	144,656
February 2004	145,576
March 2004	148,829
April 2004	150,051
May 2004	154,199
June 2004	155,326
July 2004	159,574
August 2004	160,970
September 2004	163,816
October 2004	164,981
November 2004	165,940
December 2004	164,729
January 2005	163,228
February 2005	162,911
March 2005	164,466
April 2005	164,653
May 2005	164,754
June 2005	165,267
July 2005	166,730
August 2005	168,358
September 2005	167,993
October 2005	167,850
November 2005	166,468
December 2005	166,641
January 2006	165,805
February 2006	166,201
March 2006	166,283
April 2006	167,931
May 2006	170,499
June 2006	172,993
July 2006	175,709
August 2006	178,898
September 2006	180,349
October 2006	181,788
November 2006	181,666
December 2006	182,667
January 2007	183,254
February 2007	183,268
March 2007	185,878
April 2007	187,176
May 2007	190,332
June 2007	190,595
July 2007	193,039
August 2007	194,517
September 2007	195,718
October 2007	194,887
November 2007	195,312
December 2007	194,334
January 2008	195,507
February 2008	191,264
March 2008	190,988
April 2008	189,042
May 2008	190,796
June 2008	189,450
July 2008	186,014
August 2008	183,408
September 2008	179,559
October 2008	177,123
November 2008	173,568
December 2008	168,566
January 2009	165,852
February 2009	163,367
March 2009	164,247
April 2009	161,644
May 2009	161,559
June 2009	162,336
July 2009	165,653
August 2009	168,195
September 2009	170,457
October 2009	172,349
November 2009	172,215
December 2009	172,494
January 2010	173,447
February 2010	174,223
March 2010	174,146
April 2010	173,744
May 2010	174,303
June 2010	175,911
July 2010	176,246
August 2010	177,560
September 2010	177,473
October 2010	177,764
November 2010	176,918
December 2010	176,593
January 2011	175,337
February 2011	173,396
March 2011	171,662
April 2011	172,226
May 2011	173,290
June 2011	173,488
July 2011	174,533
August 2011	175,701
September 2011	175,176
October 2011	173,646
November 2011	173,350
December 2011	172,820
January 2012	171,190
February 2012	168,210
March 2012	168,625
April 2012	170,007
May 2012	170,849
June 2012	171,534
July 2012	172,115
August 2012	173,366
September 2012	174,871
October 2012	175,714
November 2012	175,042
December 2012	172,495
January 2013	171,417
February 2013	171,776
March 2013	173,108
April 2013	173,688
May 2013	173,795
June 2013	174,045
July 2013	174,835
August 2013	176,418
September 2013	177,478
October 2013	177,634
November 2013	177,484
December 2013	178,111
January 2014	177,822
February 2014	178,062
March 2014	178,426
April 2014	181,067
May 2014	182,317
June 2014	183,909
July 2014	184,961
August 2014	187,302
September 2014	188,515
October 2014	187,764
November 2014	186,172
December 2014	185,134
January 2015	186,565
February 2015	187,113
March 2015	187,478
April 2015	187,009
May 2015	188,678
June 2015	190,669
July 2015	192,408
August 2015	194,914
September 2015	196,132
October 2015	196,081
November 2015	195,743
December 2015	196,209
January 2016	197,938
February 2016	198,922
March 2016	199,533
April 2016	200,765
May 2016	200,365
June 2016	202,312
July 2016	202,922
August 2016	205,744
September 2016	206,311
October 2016	207,075
November 2016	207,271
December 2016	207,151
January 2017	208,720
February 2017	208,174
March 2017	209,697
April 2017	210,363
May 2017	212,396
June 2017	213,845
July 2017	215,059
August 2017	217,058
September 2017	218,088
October 2017	219,439
November 2017	220,611
December 2017	220,672
January 2018	220,205
February 2018	220,745
March 2018	220,423
April 2018	221,742
May 2018	220,827
June 2018	222,448
July 2018	223,448
August 2018	226,113
September 2018	227,179
October 2018	227,206
November 2018	226,787
December 2018	226,883
January 2019	225,510
February 2019	225,228
March 2019	222,830
April 2019	223,363
May 2019	222,360
June 2019	225,071
July 2019	226,649
August 2019	229,082
September 2019	229,790
October 2019	229,575
November 2019	228,812
December 2019	227,897
January 2020	228,956
February 2020	228,686
March 2020	229,019
April 2020	227,288
May 2020	226,893
June 2020	227,130
July 2020	229,548
August 2020	231,307
September 2020	235,492
October 2020	237,833
November 2020	240,011
December 2020	242,709
January 2021	244,069
February 2021	245,332
March 2021	244,614
April 2021	244,075
May 2021	244,307
June 2021	246,588
July 2021	245,441
August 2021	248,404
September 2021	251,533
October 2021	253,990
November 2021	257,053
December 2021	256,488
January 2022	261,678
February 2022	264,980
March 2022	267,394
April 2022	270,650
May 2022	272,508
June 2022	276,747
July 2022	281,436
August 2022	283,193
September 2022	286,908
October 2022	286,764
November 2022	289,366
December 2022	287,389
January 2023	285,584
February 2023	283,827
March 2023	281,214
April 2023	278,014
May 2023	275,362
June 2023	273,962
July 2023	276,158
August 2023	279,258
September 2023	281,113
October 2023	281,513
November 2023	276,694
December 2023	272,735
January 2024	270,283
February 2024	270,816
March 2024	269,551
April 2024	267,269
May 2024	264,236
June 2024	266,739
July 2024	270,737
August 2024	274,994
September 2024	275,745
October 2024	275,038
November 2024	274,058
December 2024	275,348
January 2025	274,452
February 2025	276,750
March 2025	276,609
April 2025	274,613
May 2025	272,715
June 2025	269,550
July 2025	273,609
August 2025	274,854
September 2025	279,272
October 2025	279,110
November 2025	277,984
December 2025	276,050
January 2026	278,383
February 2026	279,576
March 2026	280,704
April 2026	279,410
May 2026	280,862
June 2026	281,515
July 2026	282,062

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People living in the area

590,972

Mid-2025 · Somerset council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£282,000

July 2026 · Somerset council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £282,062.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,016

August 2026 · Somerset council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

9.6% to 30.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.6% in Huntspill to 30.6% in Taunton East — a gap of 21 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 55 of 55 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Huntspill	9.6%	412	4,276
King Alfred	10.5%	433	4,140
Coker	11.5%	487	4,247
Monkton & North Curry	11.5%	616	5,340
Somerton	11.7%	530	4,531
Cannington	12.6%	504	4,007
South Petherton & Islemoor	13%	611	4,698
Blackdown & Neroche	13.1%	606	4,641
Mendip West	13.4%	564	4,201
Curry Rivel & Langport	13.8%	656	4,766
Cheddar	13.8%	561	4,062
Brent	13.9%	589	4,231
Yeovil West	14.5%	506	3,500
Mendip Central and East	14.7%	578	3,942
Upper Tone	14.7%	595	4,049
Ilminster	14.9%	713	4,772
Dunster	15%	602	4,026
Chard South	15%	580	3,867
Blackmoor Vale	15%	616	4,097
Castle Cary	15.4%	656	4,273
Taunton North	15.6%	720	4,618
Frome North	15.6%	668	4,284
Lydeard	16%	713	4,469
Highbridge & Burnham South	16.3%	731	4,486
Mendip South	16.4%	637	3,885
Taunton South	16.8%	833	4,969
Chard North	16.8%	792	4,724
Wellington	17%	1,001	5,879
Crewkerne	17.1%	712	4,155
Frome East	17.3%	948	5,490
Comeytrowe & Trull	17.3%	770	4,441
North Petherton	17.5%	734	4,188
Mendip Hills	17.6%	695	3,957
Martock	17.6%	825	4,695
Dulverton & Exmoor	17.8%	670	3,763
Yeovil East	18.4%	906	4,925
Wells	18.5%	990	5,361
Watchet & Stogursey	18.8%	844	4,487
Street	20.2%	1,063	5,258
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	20.3%	1,083	5,339
Burnham on Sea North	20.5%	963	4,691
Yeovil Central	20.7%	1,011	4,889
Glastonbury	20.8%	895	4,304
Frome West	21.2%	996	4,702
Shepton Mallet	21.2%	1,041	4,913
Brympton	21.4%	859	4,020
Wincanton & Bruton	21.5%	1,090	5,077
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	22.2%	1,003	4,512
Bridgwater West	23.2%	1,084	4,666
Minehead	23.8%	992	4,175
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	23.8%	1,220	5,133
Bridgwater South	25%	1,317	5,261
Yeovil South	25.3%	1,191	4,708
Bridgwater North & Central	27.3%	1,245	4,565
Taunton East	30.6%	1,680	5,484

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.5% to 8.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.5% in Monkton & North Curry to 8.4% in Highbridge & Burnham South — a gap of 5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 55 of 55 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Monkton & North Curry	3.5%	445	12,892
Brympton	3.6%	343	9,425
Mendip South	3.9%	358	9,267
Mendip West	3.9%	395	10,127
Lydeard	3.9%	432	10,942
Comeytrowe & Trull	4%	400	10,060
Frome North	4%	391	9,658
King Alfred	4.2%	408	9,829
Shepton Mallet	4.2%	470	11,170
Castle Cary	4.3%	451	10,548
North Petherton	4.3%	454	10,456
Blackmoor Vale	4.3%	400	9,204
Wincanton & Bruton	4.4%	514	11,792
Mendip Central and East	4.4%	417	9,484
Mendip Hills	4.5%	440	9,864
Cannington	4.5%	421	9,332
Ilminster	4.5%	474	10,479
Cheddar	4.6%	427	9,365
Frome East	4.6%	606	13,128
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	4.6%	568	12,291
Upper Tone	4.8%	455	9,412
Yeovil South	4.8%	500	10,332
Wellington	4.8%	632	13,040
Curry Rivel & Langport	4.9%	523	10,753
South Petherton & Islemoor	4.9%	508	10,422
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	4.9%	517	10,499
Brent	4.9%	498	10,098
Somerton	5%	514	10,295
Martock	5%	528	10,553
Yeovil West	5%	422	8,395
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	5.1%	555	10,962
Yeovil East	5.2%	600	11,596
Coker	5.2%	488	9,416
Wells	5.2%	578	11,145
Bridgwater West	5.2%	581	11,199
Chard North	5.2%	558	10,684
Dulverton & Exmoor	5.2%	415	7,928
Frome West	5.3%	556	10,558
Taunton East	5.3%	641	12,017
Taunton South	5.4%	604	11,285
Street	5.4%	684	12,708
Blackdown & Neroche	5.5%	598	10,906
Huntspill	5.6%	551	9,828
Crewkerne	5.8%	518	8,999
Yeovil Central	6%	662	11,039
Taunton North	6.1%	640	10,497
Glastonbury	6.3%	563	8,980
Dunster	6.3%	554	8,733
Bridgwater North & Central	6.4%	704	11,081
Chard South	6.5%	565	8,734
Minehead	6.8%	590	8,642
Bridgwater South	7.1%	855	12,018
Burnham on Sea North	7.2%	706	9,803
Watchet & Stogursey	7.4%	712	9,636
Highbridge & Burnham South	8.4%	846	10,043

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People aged 65 or over

14% to 37.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 14% in Bridgwater North & Central to 37.1% in Minehead — a gap of 23.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 55 of 55 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bridgwater North & Central	14%	1,554	11,082
Taunton East	14.7%	1,762	12,019
Brympton	15.4%	1,452	9,424
Yeovil East	16%	1,854	11,599
Bridgwater West	17.2%	1,930	11,199
Bridgwater South	17.3%	2,082	12,018
North Petherton	17.8%	1,856	10,456
Frome East	18.1%	2,371	13,131
Taunton North	18.8%	1,972	10,497
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	19.6%	2,412	12,289
Shepton Mallet	19.7%	2,195	11,170
Yeovil West	19.7%	1,658	8,397
Lydeard	20.1%	2,195	10,936
Frome West	20.7%	2,182	10,560
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	21%	2,200	10,498
Street	21.2%	2,695	12,707
Yeovil South	21.7%	2,237	10,329
Taunton South	21.8%	2,459	11,283
Monkton & North Curry	21.9%	2,823	12,894
Wincanton & Bruton	22.4%	2,647	11,791
Yeovil Central	22.8%	2,520	11,039
Mendip Central and East	24.4%	2,310	9,484
Mendip Hills	24.7%	2,440	9,866
Wellington	24.9%	3,243	13,040
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	25%	2,738	10,962
Glastonbury	25.3%	2,268	8,980
Chard North	25.6%	2,732	10,683
Mendip West	25.6%	2,597	10,126
Martock	25.7%	2,715	10,551
Highbridge & Burnham South	26.3%	2,644	10,043
Cheddar	26.5%	2,485	9,367
Blackdown & Neroche	26.6%	2,906	10,907
Mendip South	26.7%	2,474	9,270
Chard South	26.8%	2,341	8,733
Frome North	27.4%	2,650	9,656
Castle Cary	27.5%	2,904	10,548
Brent	28.2%	2,848	10,096
Blackmoor Vale	28.3%	2,605	9,201
Crewkerne	28.5%	2,567	9,001
Huntspill	28.7%	2,817	9,829
Cannington	29.1%	2,713	9,329
Upper Tone	30.2%	2,844	9,413
Comeytrowe & Trull	30.2%	3,042	10,062
King Alfred	30.3%	2,977	9,832
Coker	30.3%	2,856	9,417
Curry Rivel & Langport	30.6%	3,293	10,755
Somerton	30.7%	3,159	10,295
Wells	30.8%	3,430	11,145
Ilminster	30.8%	3,229	10,480
South Petherton & Islemoor	31.4%	3,269	10,422
Watchet & Stogursey	33.1%	3,186	9,635
Dunster	33.9%	2,959	8,731
Burnham on Sea North	35.6%	3,489	9,800
Dulverton & Exmoor	36.6%	2,904	7,929
Minehead	37.1%	3,207	8,644

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

opportunity

Turn Wells’ skatepark permission into a viable community facility

The skatepark has planning permission, while fundraising continues.

The proposal could give young people a better place to skate. Permission does not establish that construction or long-term maintenance is funded.

Evidence

What could help →

threat

Turn Wells’ emergency plan into tested local readiness

The new plan identifies flooding, power loss and severe weather as risks. Adopting a plan is only the starting point for a usable local response.

Proposed response: test the contact arrangements, practical support and communication routes before a major incident.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Give Yeovil’s cleared Glovers Walk site a useful next stage

The cleared shopping site has bus facilities back on it. Public-space works and a later transport interchange remain separate delivery stages.

This is a local delivery priority; the wider authority totals cannot establish this project’s effects.

Evidence

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Local work to follow

Wells

Wells skatepark proposal

Residents are raising money for a modern concrete skatepark for local young people.

Planning permission reported; fundraising continues · evidence dated 2025-08-18

Responsible body: Local skatepark charity, supported by Wells City Council

What the source says: The council-hosted mayoral update reports full planning permission and funds raised towards a larger target. Permission and fundraising do not establish that construction has begun or the park has opened.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from a city or street name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Update from the Mayor of Wells: skatepark fundraising →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Turn Wells’ skatepark permission into a viable community facility →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Strawberry Line between Haybridge, Wells and the Dulcote area

Strawberry Line signs and route access

New signs help residents and visitors find the walking and cycling route around Wells.

New signs installed · evidence dated 2026-10-05

Responsible body: Wells City Council and the Strawberry Line team

What the source says: The council confirms installation of new Wells signs and describes a continuous marked section from Haybridge to east of the Dulcote recycling centre. This does not mean the entire wider Strawberry Line network is complete.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from a city or street name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

New signs improve wayfinding along the Strawberry Line →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Maintain Wells’ improved route signs →

How to track delivery →

Wells city

Community emergency preparedness

A newly adopted plan coordinates local help during flooding, severe weather and other major disruptions. It supports emergency services rather than replacing them.

Plan adopted; practical readiness still needs testing · evidence dated 2026-10-12

Responsible body: Wells City Council, community partners and emergency-response agencies

What the source says: The council’s 12 October update confirms adoption and describes local coordination, accessible information and alternatives when digital channels fail. It also signposts flood-resilience kits for vulnerable homes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No verified current ward footprint is assigned. The named site or council-wide remit is not proof of benefits to every ward.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Wells City Council adopts new Community Resilience Plan →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Turn Wells’ emergency plan into tested local readiness →

Target safety work where problems repeat →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

55 of 55 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

5 reviewed plans and projects

5 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Project locations have not been matched to official ward boundaries. No ward-specific delivery claims are inferred.

Costs, funding and benefits are only reported where the selected official evidence states them; blank fields are not zero.

A later delivery update is needed before an elapsed target or fundraising announcement can be treated as completed work.

The resilience-plan announcement does not establish how many households have received kits or whether a full exercise has been completed. Those delivery measures remain to be verified.