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Mendip Hills · Somerset

Mendip Hills: your neighbourhood

Mendip Hills electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 14% across Somerset (5.6 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 35.5% here, compared with 30.5% across Somerset (5 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.3% here, compared with 15.6% across Somerset (4.3 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.7%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,440 out of 9,866.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

440 out of 9,864.

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People counted in the census

9,864

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,864 out of 9,864.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.5%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,937 out of 8,263.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.5%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,761 out of 3,957.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.3%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

448 out of 3,957.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,223 out of 8,266.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.1%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,888 out of 8,266.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

197 out of 8,266.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.1%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,169 out of 8,263.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

695 out of 3,957.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.5%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,188 out of 8,266.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

319 out of 3,957.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Mendip Hills

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

155 out of 8,266.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Mendip Hills ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

429 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 339 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Mendip Hills ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 28 mapped crimes in September 2024; 41 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Mendip Hills
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024282
October 2024270
November 2024222
December 2024352
January 2025210
February 2025213
March 2025323
April 2025491
May 2025272
June 2025251
July 2025195
August 2025334
September 2025311
October 2025261
November 2025415
December 2025421
January 2026441
February 2026175
March 2026516
April 2026351
May 2026363
June 2026388
July 2026274
August 2026413
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Mendip Hills
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime201
shoplifting50
other theft36
burglary35
criminal damage arson34
public order29
vehicle crime19
other crime14
possession of weapons7
drugs4
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary: Due to a change in IT systems there are known issues with crime and outcome data since October 2015 as latitude and longitude information is missing from approximately 2000 crimes each month. The force will be working to rectify this and provide the missing data over the coming months.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Somerset →