Minehead Outer & Porlock

Somerset · South West · population 6,409 · 4 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,913 of 6,856 in England
  • #614 of 710 in South West
  • #61 of 71 in Somerset
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,385
Median age (est.)58
Density63per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 26%65+ 39%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 20%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 8%Other: 25%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 8%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure14%
Managers & directors13%
Professional12%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
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 53% · No religion 38% · 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

Minehead Outer & Porlock is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,913 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #61 of 71 in Somerset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (59) but weak on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £295,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 89 sales), in line with the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,467 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 44 · #3,857
Employment 35 · #4,468
Education 27 · #5,030
Health 39 · #4,180
Crime 59 · #2,809
Housing & access 4 · #6,579
Living environment 29 · #4,838

House prices ?

£295,000median (12m) · -1.7% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£295,00089-1.7%+7.3%
Detached£376,00036+6.2%+12.9%
Semi-detached£277,50024-5.9%+9.9%
Terraced£257,50025+8.2%+29.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£295,000
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)£32,467±£4,604 · #5,833 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,260
Price-to-income ?9.1×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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 503 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #4,006 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences320
Theft42
Burglary36
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons46
Drugs6
Robbery4
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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