Bridgwater North

Somerset · South West · population 7,821 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,010 of 6,856 in England
  • #685 of 710 in South West
  • #70 of 71 in Somerset
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,868
Median age (est.)37
Density3,135per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above15%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 32%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Process & plant 15% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Process & plant15%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades13%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
Professional6%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bridgwater North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,010 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #70 of 71 in Somerset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (64) but weak on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £210,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 58 sales), 26% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,567 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 149 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 14 · #5,914
Employment 12 · #6,030
Education 2 · #6,737
Health 19 · #5,523
Crime 17 · #5,667
Housing & access 52 · #3,282
Living environment 64 · #2,438

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · +2.4% yr · n=58
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00058+2.4%+29.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£236,00014+9.8%+15.1%
Terraced£204,50042+1.2%+29.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£210,000
Somerset£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£31,567±£4,520 · #6,061 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,149
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

149 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,164 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #5,897 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences681
Theft152
Burglary29
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons149
Drugs13
Robbery16
Other36

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 201 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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