Bridgwater South

Somerset · South West · population 7,837 · 5 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,168 of 6,856 in England
  • #692 of 710 in South West
  • #71 of 71 in Somerset
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,827
Median age (est.)38
Density4,139per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above19%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 36%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 15%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 15%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 14% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant14%
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional7%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,168 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #71 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (52) and lowest on Education (3). Typical homes here, about £203,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 48 sales), 29% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,505 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 201 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 13 · #5,962
Employment 12 · #6,044
Education 3 · #6,647
Health 14 · #5,907
Crime 3 · #6,641
Housing & access 52 · #3,323
Living environment 52 · #3,282

House prices ?

£203,500median (12m) · +1.8% yr · n=48
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£203,50048+1.8%+27.2%
Detached£313,2256-3.3%
Semi-detached£292,50012+27.2%+18.2%
Terraced£195,00023+6.0%+22.7%
Flat£112,0007+8.2%
This area£203,500
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)£31,505±£4,484 · #6,074 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,633
Price-to-income ?6.5×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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

201 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,574 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #6,180 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences773
Theft296
Burglary38
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson137
Public order & weapons196
Drugs23
Robbery42
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 274 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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