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Blackdown & Neroche
vs Comeytrowe & Trull

Blackdown & Neroche has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Comeytrowe & Trull. Homes in Blackdown & Neroche sold for a median of £319,225, in line with Comeytrowe & Trull. Blackdown & Neroche has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Somerset with Blackdown & Neroche highlighted
441 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Comeytrowe & Trull highlighted
342 postcodes
Map of Somerset
city average

People

Blackdown & Neroche has 10,906 residents in 4,648 households; Comeytrowe & Trull has 10,440 in 4,636. Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 4.3 percentage points more than Blackdown & Neroche (Somerset: 25%). Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 5.8 percentage points more than Blackdown & Neroche (Somerset: 30%).

10,906Residents (2021)
10,440Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,648Households
4,636Households
250,166Households
13.1%Aged 15–29
12.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
26.6%Aged 65 and over
30.9%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
27.2%Living alone
33.0%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Blackdown & Neroche and 38% in Comeytrowe & Trull. Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 4.7 percentage points more than Blackdown & Neroche (Somerset: 67%). Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 4.4 percentage points more than Blackdown & Neroche (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £319,225 in Blackdown & Neroche and £317,500 in Comeytrowe & Trull, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£319,225Median sale price
£317,500Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
71.8%Owner-occupied
76.5%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
13.0%Private renting
17.4%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
13.3%Social renting
5.7%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
44.5%Detached houses
37.9%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
27.8%Semi-detached houses
29.2%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
17.1%Terraced houses
16.4%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
6.0%Flats
13.5%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Blackdown & Neroche has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 12.2 percentage points more than Comeytrowe & Trull (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blackdown & Neroche, and 48 in Comeytrowe & Trull. The typical postcode is 1,315 m from the nearest school in Blackdown & Neroche and 511 m in Comeytrowe & Trull. The typical postcode is 6,647 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blackdown & Neroche and 2,587 m in Comeytrowe & Trull. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 35% of premises in Blackdown & Neroche and 71% in Comeytrowe & Trull.

23.5%Green space within 500 m
11.3%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
7Services within 15 min (median)
48Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
511 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
63Postcodes in flood risk areas
10Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
34.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
70.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blackdown & Neroche and 61 in Comeytrowe & Trull, against 94 across Somerset. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

83Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
61Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
94Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Blackdown & Neroche

Blackdown & Neroche is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,906 people in 4,648 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £319,225 over the past two years, 12% above the Somerset median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Somerset average.

Comeytrowe & Trull

Comeytrowe & Trull is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,440 people in 4,636 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £317,500 over the past two years, 11% above the Somerset median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Blackdown & Neroche and Comeytrowe & Trull next to other wards of Somerset.