Minehead Town
Somerset · South West · population 7,509 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,365 of 6,856 in England
- #553 of 710 in South West
- #56 of 71 in Somerset
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Caring & leisure 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 14%
All occupation groups
| Caring & leisure | 15% |
| Elementary | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Buddhist 0%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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 Town is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,365 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #56 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (46) and lowest on Education (26). Typical homes here sold for about £257,500 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 134 sales), 10% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,371 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £257,500 | 134 | +19.2% | +22.6% |
| Detached | £466,250 | 20 | +6.0% | +21.1% |
| Semi-detached | £332,500 | 32 | +16.7% | +17.7% |
| Terraced | £247,500 | 32 | +11.0% | +15.7% |
| Flat | £128,500 | 50 | -17.1% | -11.5% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,686 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,794 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 275 |
| Theft | 236 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 50 |
| Public order & weapons | 96 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 8 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 146 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Somerset
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Leigh SouthWigan36£222,000
- Clough & Shaw SideOldham36£216,250
- Stretford EastTrafford36£325,000
- KingsmoorHarlow36£326,500
- Morley CentralLeeds36£173,000
- Brentford CentralHounslow36£532,500