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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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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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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.

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

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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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.4% to 27.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 12.4% in Monkton & North Curry to 27.9% in Bridgwater North & Central — a gap of 15.5 percentage points.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Monkton & North Curry	12.4%	1,279	10,355
Comeytrowe & Trull	12.5%	1,046	8,352
Lydeard	12.5%	1,113	8,885
Frome North	13%	1,055	8,121
Brympton	13.2%	1,001	7,594
Upper Tone	13.6%	1,096	8,048
Cheddar	14.1%	1,103	7,811
Castle Cary	14.1%	1,280	9,052
Mendip Hills	14.1%	1,169	8,263
North Petherton	14.3%	1,183	8,287
Coker	14.3%	1,153	8,046
Mendip West	14.7%	1,236	8,413
Wells	14.7%	1,403	9,514
Blackmoor Vale	14.8%	1,142	7,714
Mendip South	14.9%	1,170	7,833
Curry Rivel & Langport	14.9%	1,370	9,168
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	15%	1,288	8,579
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	15%	1,377	9,165
King Alfred	15.3%	1,289	8,447
Somerton	15.3%	1,333	8,718
Blackdown & Neroche	15.4%	1,398	9,088
South Petherton & Islemoor	15.7%	1,394	8,868
Wincanton & Bruton	15.8%	1,505	9,542
Taunton South	15.9%	1,479	9,303
Martock	16%	1,406	8,808
Frome East	16%	1,655	10,341
Cannington	16%	1,260	7,869
Yeovil South	16.3%	1,420	8,710
Glastonbury	16.6%	1,274	7,683
Ilminster	16.6%	1,469	8,850
Yeovil West	16.9%	1,124	6,640
Mendip Central and East	17.1%	1,344	7,856
Dulverton & Exmoor	17.2%	1,213	7,052
Wellington	17.3%	1,888	10,896
Frome West	17.4%	1,488	8,568
Yeovil East	17.8%	1,628	9,125
Bridgwater West	18.2%	1,635	9,002
Dunster	18.2%	1,377	7,557
Brent	18.5%	1,589	8,597
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	18.6%	1,876	10,081
Shepton Mallet	18.7%	1,718	9,179
Yeovil Central	18.8%	1,729	9,209
Crewkerne	19.1%	1,456	7,642
Huntspill	19.3%	1,606	8,321
Street	19.4%	1,992	10,271
Taunton North	19.4%	1,645	8,469
Taunton East	19.6%	1,894	9,680
Chard North	19.6%	1,734	8,856
Watchet & Stogursey	21.3%	1,755	8,249
Burnham on Sea North	21.6%	1,854	8,590
Minehead	22.1%	1,680	7,610
Chard South	22.1%	1,606	7,274
Highbridge & Burnham South	24.3%	2,016	8,310
Bridgwater South	25.1%	2,447	9,743
Bridgwater North & Central	27.9%	2,432	8,728

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

16% to 40.4%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 16% in Bridgwater North & Central to 40.4% in Comeytrowe & Trull — a gap of 24.4 percentage points.

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Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bridgwater North & Central	16%	1,397	8,728
Bridgwater South	19.8%	1,927	9,743
Highbridge & Burnham South	20%	1,662	8,310
Chard South	21.7%	1,578	7,274
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	22%	2,216	10,081
Burnham on Sea North	24.1%	2,066	8,590
Bridgwater West	24.1%	2,170	9,002
Chard North	24.1%	2,135	8,856
Yeovil East	24.1%	2,201	9,125
Taunton North	25.5%	2,160	8,469
Huntspill	25.6%	2,132	8,321
Street	25.7%	2,643	10,271
Yeovil West	25.9%	1,719	6,640
Crewkerne	26%	1,987	7,642
Yeovil Central	26.2%	2,417	9,209
Minehead	26.4%	2,008	7,610
Watchet & Stogursey	26.5%	2,189	8,249
Shepton Mallet	27.8%	2,548	9,179
Yeovil South	28.2%	2,455	8,710
Taunton East	28.7%	2,776	9,680
Brympton	28.9%	2,194	7,594
Brent	29.6%	2,547	8,597
Wellington	29.7%	3,240	10,896
Taunton South	29.8%	2,775	9,303
North Petherton	30.2%	2,501	8,287
Martock	30.2%	2,662	8,808
Dunster	30.3%	2,289	7,557
Wincanton & Bruton	31.5%	3,001	9,542
Cannington	31.6%	2,487	7,869
Ilminster	31.6%	2,801	8,850
Dulverton & Exmoor	33%	2,326	7,052
Glastonbury	33.1%	2,544	7,683
Blackmoor Vale	33.3%	2,566	7,714
Frome East	33.4%	3,455	10,341
South Petherton & Islemoor	33.5%	2,974	8,868
Coker	33.6%	2,707	8,046
Curry Rivel & Langport	33.7%	3,094	9,168
Blackdown & Neroche	33.9%	3,077	9,088
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	34%	2,920	8,579
Castle Cary	34.1%	3,091	9,052
Somerton	34.3%	2,993	8,718
Frome West	34.7%	2,969	8,568
Mendip Central and East	34.7%	2,724	7,856
Lydeard	35.4%	3,148	8,885
Mendip Hills	35.5%	2,937	8,263
Monkton & North Curry	35.8%	3,707	10,355
King Alfred	36.7%	3,103	8,447
Cheddar	36.8%	2,874	7,811
Mendip West	37.3%	3,134	8,413
Mendip South	37.4%	2,929	7,833
Wells	37.7%	3,585	9,514
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	38.4%	3,515	9,165
Frome North	38.7%	3,145	8,121
Upper Tone	38.9%	3,128	8,048
Comeytrowe & Trull	40.4%	3,372	8,352

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.7% to 26.8%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.7% in King Alfred to 26.8% in Bridgwater South — a gap of 16.1 percentage points.

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These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
King Alfred	10.7%	442	4,140
Frome North	10.7%	460	4,286
Comeytrowe & Trull	10.8%	479	4,443
Monkton & North Curry	11%	586	5,340
Upper Tone	11.2%	452	4,050
Mendip Hills	11.3%	448	3,957
Mendip West	11.6%	489	4,200
Brympton	11.8%	473	4,021
Mendip South	12%	466	3,880
Lydeard	12%	538	4,471
Cheddar	12.3%	501	4,062
North Petherton	12.4%	520	4,189
Coker	12.6%	534	4,248
South Petherton & Islemoor	12.8%	602	4,698
Curry Rivel & Langport	12.8%	612	4,766
Castle Cary	12.9%	550	4,269
Cannington	12.9%	517	4,007
Somerton	13.5%	613	4,533
Blackmoor Vale	13.6%	558	4,098
Mendip Central and East	13.9%	547	3,942
Wincanton & Bruton	13.9%	708	5,077
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	14.1%	634	4,512
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	14.2%	731	5,133
Ilminster	14.3%	683	4,772
Blackdown & Neroche	14.5%	673	4,644
Martock	14.6%	684	4,691
Brent	14.7%	624	4,231
Wells	14.8%	794	5,362
Dulverton & Exmoor	14.8%	558	3,763
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	15%	800	5,338
Bridgwater West	15.2%	708	4,661
Frome East	15.3%	840	5,490
Shepton Mallet	15.4%	754	4,911
Wellington	15.5%	911	5,876
Yeovil South	15.5%	731	4,708
Huntspill	15.6%	668	4,274
Chard North	16.4%	775	4,724
Taunton South	16.7%	831	4,971
Crewkerne	17.2%	716	4,155
Frome West	17.3%	813	4,702
Glastonbury	17.5%	754	4,306
Yeovil West	17.6%	615	3,493
Dunster	18%	724	4,024
Minehead	18.1%	756	4,175
Street	18.4%	967	5,258
Yeovil East	18.5%	909	4,925
Burnham on Sea North	18.7%	875	4,689
Yeovil Central	19.3%	943	4,889
Taunton North	19.8%	916	4,618
Chard South	20.4%	789	3,868
Taunton East	20.7%	1,136	5,483
Watchet & Stogursey	20.9%	937	4,487
Bridgwater North & Central	25.1%	1,146	4,567
Highbridge & Burnham South	25.8%	1,159	4,485
Bridgwater South	26.8%	1,409	5,261

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.3% to 28.8%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.3% in Brent to 28.8% in Taunton North — a gap of 24.5 percentage points.

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The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brent	4.3%	180	4,231
King Alfred	5.3%	221	4,140
Burnham on Sea North	5.9%	276	4,691
Comeytrowe & Trull	5.9%	262	4,441
Frome North	6.2%	265	4,284
Mendip South	7.1%	274	3,885
Cannington	7.1%	286	4,007
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip	7.8%	416	5,339
Mendip Hills	8.1%	319	3,957
Mendip West	8.6%	362	4,201
Upper Tone	8.7%	351	4,049
Minehead	9%	374	4,175
Cheddar	9.8%	400	4,062
Monkton & North Curry	9.9%	530	5,340
Brympton	10.4%	417	4,020
Curry Rivel & Langport	10.4%	497	4,766
North Petherton	11%	462	4,188
Huntspill	11.1%	473	4,276
Somerton	11.3%	510	4,531
Yeovil South	11.3%	532	4,708
Lydeard	11.5%	514	4,469
Mendip Central and East	11.7%	460	3,942
Ilminster	11.7%	560	4,772
Castle Cary	11.7%	502	4,273
Rowbarton & Staplegrove	12%	541	4,512
Crewkerne	12.1%	502	4,155
Wells	12.3%	658	5,361
South Petherton & Islemoor	12.4%	581	4,698
Bridgwater West	12.4%	579	4,666
Blackmoor Vale	12.5%	514	4,097
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West	13.1%	673	5,133
Coker	13.2%	560	4,247
Blackdown & Neroche	13.3%	619	4,641
Shepton Mallet	13.4%	657	4,913
Glastonbury	13.7%	588	4,304
Wincanton & Bruton	14.1%	716	5,077
Martock	14.3%	672	4,695
Street	14.6%	768	5,258
Chard North	14.7%	693	4,724
Frome East	15.2%	837	5,490
Wellington	15.6%	920	5,879
Dulverton & Exmoor	16.2%	608	3,763
Dunster	16.9%	679	4,026
Yeovil Central	16.9%	827	4,889
Watchet & Stogursey	17.2%	774	4,487
Frome West	18.4%	866	4,702
Chard South	19.2%	741	3,867
Taunton South	20.6%	1,025	4,969
Yeovil West	21.1%	740	3,500
Highbridge & Burnham South	21.2%	952	4,486
Yeovil East	23.7%	1,167	4,925
Bridgwater North & Central	25.3%	1,156	4,565
Taunton East	25.8%	1,417	5,484
Bridgwater South	28.2%	1,486	5,261
Taunton North	28.8%	1,328	4,618

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55 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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