Crewkerne

Somerset · South West · population 8,278 · 5 LSOAs

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

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,234 of 6,856 in England
  • #399 of 710 in South West
  • #35 of 71 in Somerset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,370
Median age (est.)50
Density761per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional14%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · 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

Crewkerne sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,234 of 6,856 in England, and #35 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (76) and lowest on Housing & access (30). Typical homes here, about £245,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 190 sales), 14% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,215 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,519 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 53 · #3,240
Employment 45 · #3,755
Education 34 · #4,495
Health 67 · #2,288
Crime 76 · #1,630
Housing & access 30 · #4,797
Living environment 50 · #3,412

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · -0.8% yr · n=190
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,000190-0.8%+25.3%
Detached£335,00047+1.5%+17.5%
Semi-detached£256,00060+0.4%+30.6%
Terraced£195,00068-2.5%+14.7%
Flat£150,00015+20.0%+25.0%
This area£245,000
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)£34,519±£4,879 · #5,188 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,094
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

82Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 541 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #3,242 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences265
Theft88
Burglary15
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons66
Drugs3
Robbery8
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 112 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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