Blackmoor Vale
vs Castle Cary
Castle Cary has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Blackmoor Vale. Homes in Castle Cary sold for a median of £309,000, 5% above Blackmoor Vale. Blackmoor Vale has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 25%).
People
Blackmoor Vale has 9,201 residents in 4,106 households; Castle Cary has 10,550 in 4,275. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (28% and 28%). Castle Cary has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.6 percentage points more than Blackmoor Vale (Somerset: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Blackmoor Vale and 43% in Castle Cary. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (71% and 72%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £295,000 in Blackmoor Vale and £309,000 in Castle Cary, against £284,995 across Somerset.
Surroundings
Blackmoor Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 8.2 percentage points more than Castle Cary (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blackmoor Vale, and 9 in Castle Cary. The typical postcode is 594 m from the nearest school in Blackmoor Vale and 1,264 m in Castle Cary. The typical postcode is 3,783 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blackmoor Vale and 5,114 m in Castle Cary. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Blackmoor Vale and 84% in Castle Cary.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blackmoor Vale and 58 in Castle Cary, 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.
Blackmoor Vale is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,201 people in 4,106 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £295,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Somerset median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Somerset average.
Castle Cary is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,550 people in 4,275 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £309,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Somerset median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Somerset average.
More comparisons.
Blackmoor Vale and Castle Cary next to other wards of Somerset.