Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington

Somerset · South West · population 8,593 · 4 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,070 of 6,856 in England
  • #523 of 710 in South West
  • #53 of 71 in Somerset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,514
Median age (est.)50
Density170per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 26%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 99%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 0%Other: 0%
White 99%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 0%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,070 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #53 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (60) and lowest on Housing & access (5). Typical homes here, about £288,995 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 133 sales), in line with the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,063 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 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 58 · #2,884
Employment 51 · #3,384
Education 26 · #5,071
Health 60 · #2,754
Crime 56 · #3,028
Housing & access 5 · #6,510
Living environment 32 · #4,625

House prices ?

£288,995median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£288,995133+6.0%+25.6%
Detached£372,50056+5.2%+19.4%
Semi-detached£250,00051-4.8%+18.6%
Terraced£222,74826-6.2%+25.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£288,995
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)£37,063±£5,231 · #4,341 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,396
Price-to-income ?7.8×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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 412 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #1,934 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences206
Theft50
Burglary16
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons50
Drugs7
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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