Wiveliscombe & Milverton

Somerset · South West · population 5,878 · 3 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,165 of 6,856 in England
  • #385 of 710 in South West
  • #30 of 71 in Somerset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,758
Median age (est.)52
Density66per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 17%45–64 31%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 12%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

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 50% · No religion 43% · 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

Wiveliscombe & Milverton sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,165 of 6,856 in England, and #30 of 71 in Somerset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (94) but weak on Housing & access (7). Typical homes here sold for about £366,250 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 68 sales), 29% above the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,625 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 67 · #2,274
Employment 67 · #2,288
Education 61 · #2,699
Health 72 · #1,904
Crime 94 · #396
Housing & access 7 · #6,360
Living environment 16 · #5,749

House prices ?

£366,250median (12m) · +22.1% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£366,25068+22.1%+19.1%
Detached£469,25032+22.7%+14.6%
Semi-detached£285,00010+9.6%+3.4%
Terraced£230,00025-6.1%+9.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£366,250
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)£38,625±£5,402 · #3,836 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,746
Price-to-income ?9.5×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 ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 205 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #805 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences111
Theft22
Burglary13
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons23
Drugs2
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 12 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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