Ham Hill & Merriott

Somerset · South West · population 9,915 · 8 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,528 of 6,856 in England
  • #442 of 710 in South West
  • #42 of 71 in Somerset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,962
Median age (est.)53
Density130per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 30%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 14%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 28%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Ham Hill & Merriott sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,528 of 6,856 in England, and #42 of 71 in Somerset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (78) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £317,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 138 sales), 11% above the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,925 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 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 68 · #2,219
Employment 65 · #2,418
Education 53 · #3,213
Health 71 · #1,979
Crime 78 · #1,486
Housing & access 2 · #6,682
Living environment 22 · #5,352

House prices ?

£317,000median (12m) · +2.3% yr · n=138
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£317,000138+2.3%+8.6%
Detached£457,50048-11.4%+18.8%
Semi-detached£292,87536+1.0%+5.1%
Terraced£257,00052-2.3%+2.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£317,000
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)£36,925±£5,326 · #4,391 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,457
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 384 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #1,141 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences207
Theft51
Burglary16
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons40
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 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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