Wellington North

Somerset · South West · population 10,591 · 6 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,912 of 6,856 in England
  • #499 of 710 in South West
  • #51 of 71 in Somerset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,520
Median age (est.)41
Density2,424per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above28%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 23%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Wellington North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,912 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #51 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (71) and lowest on Education (32). Typical homes here sold for about £249,975 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 180 sales), 12% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,967 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £37,082 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 86 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 40 · #4,118
Employment 37 · #4,317
Education 32 · #4,632
Health 36 · #4,372
Crime 40 · #4,138
Housing & access 57 · #2,946
Living environment 71 · #1,979

House prices ?

£249,975median (12m) · -0.0% yr · n=180
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£249,975180-0.0%+13.6%
Detached£355,00035-4.7%+12.3%
Semi-detached£270,00043-1.8%+21.3%
Terraced£228,47582+2.8%+26.9%
Flat£137,00020+9.6%+55.2%
This area£249,975
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)£37,082±£5,213 · #4,335 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,623
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

71Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 907 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #4,350 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences550
Theft98
Burglary10
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons134
Drugs6
Robbery2
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 193 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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