Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington

Somerset · South West · population 9,346 · 6 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,295 of 6,856 in England
  • #409 of 710 in South West
  • #36 of 71 in Somerset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,364
Median age (est.)54
Density83per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van5%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 17%45–64 32%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 6%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 6%Other: 24%
One person 24%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 6%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · 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

Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,295 of 6,856 in England, and #36 of 71 in Somerset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (80) but weak on Housing & access (3). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 120 sales), 26% above the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,019 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 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 79 · #1,438
Employment 74 · #1,753
Education 56 · #3,042
Health 72 · #1,924
Crime 80 · #1,342
Housing & access 3 · #6,634
Living environment 12 · #6,051

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · +8.1% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,000120+8.1%+15.3%
Detached£442,50072+5.0%+7.9%
Semi-detached£297,50033+6.2%+21.4%
Terraced£260,00013+12.4%+26.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£360,000
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)£40,019±£5,632 · #3,429 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,976
Price-to-income ?9.0×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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 408 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #1,576 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences269
Theft28
Burglary20
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons38
Drugs9
Robbery3
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 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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