Cheddar & Axbridge

Somerset · South West · population 9,437 · 5 LSOAs

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

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,897 of 6,856 in England
  • #205 of 710 in South West
  • #9 of 71 in Somerset
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,367
Median age (est.)50
Density200per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 10%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Cheddar & Axbridge is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,897 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (76) and lowest on Housing & access (33). Typical homes here sold for about £355,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 161 sales), 25% above the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,109 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 76 · #1,664
Employment 65 · #2,397
Education 62 · #2,596
Health 76 · #1,650
Crime 66 · #2,363
Housing & access 33 · #4,591
Living environment 57 · #2,946

House prices ?

£355,000median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=161
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£355,000161-0.7%+16.2%
Detached£474,99561+3.3%+30.1%
Semi-detached£323,25046+4.8%+26.8%
Terraced£256,00039-6.6%-7.3%
Flat£145,00015-6.5%+15.5%
This area£355,000
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)£43,109±£6,084 · #2,560 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,190
Price-to-income ?8.2×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 461 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #2,031 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences253
Theft47
Burglary25
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons47
Drugs8
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 154 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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