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%).
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%).
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.