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Blackmoor Vale
vs Wincanton & Bruton

Wincanton & Bruton has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Blackmoor Vale. Homes in Wincanton & Bruton sold for a median of £297,500, in line with Blackmoor Vale. Blackmoor Vale has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Somerset with Blackmoor Vale highlighted
Blackmoor Vale
423 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Wincanton & Bruton highlighted
Wincanton & Bruton
499 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Blackmoor Vale has 9,201 residents in 4,106 households; Wincanton & Bruton has 11,795 in 5,074. Blackmoor Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 5.7 percentage points more than Wincanton & Bruton (Somerset: 25%). Wincanton & Bruton has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.4 percentage points more than Blackmoor Vale (Somerset: 30%).

9,201Residents (2021)
11,795Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,106Households
5,074Households
250,166Households
13.3%Aged 15–29
15.8%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
28.3%Aged 65 and over
22.6%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
28.4%Living alone
30.8%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Blackmoor Vale and 37% in Wincanton & Bruton. Blackmoor Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 7.9 percentage points more than Wincanton & Bruton (Somerset: 67%). Wincanton & Bruton has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 6.4 percentage points more than Blackmoor Vale (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £295,000 in Blackmoor Vale and £297,500 in Wincanton & Bruton, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£295,000Median sale price
£297,500Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
71.2%Owner-occupied
63.3%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
15.1%Private renting
21.5%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
12.6%Social renting
14.2%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
40.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
33.1%Semi-detached houses
30.6%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
20.6%Terraced houses
18.5%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
3.6%Flats
9.6%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Blackmoor Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 20.1 percentage points more than Wincanton & Bruton (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blackmoor Vale, and 43 in Wincanton & Bruton. The typical postcode is 594 m from the nearest school in Blackmoor Vale and 560 m in Wincanton & Bruton. The typical postcode is 3,783 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blackmoor Vale and 5,615 m in Wincanton & Bruton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Blackmoor Vale and 81% in Wincanton & Bruton.

33.6%Green space within 500 m
13.5%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
12Services within 15 min (median)
43Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
594 mNearest school (median)
560 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
5.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
28Postcodes in flood risk areas
57Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
81.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 55 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blackmoor Vale and 77 in Wincanton & Bruton, 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.

55Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
77Recorded 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.

Blackmoor Vale

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.

Wincanton & Bruton

Wincanton & Bruton is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 11,795 people in 5,074 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £297,500 over the past two years, 4% above the Somerset median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Blackmoor Vale and Wincanton & Bruton next to other wards of Somerset.

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