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Brent
vs Burnham on Sea North

Brent has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Burnham on Sea North. Homes in Brent sold for a median of £350,000, 27% above Burnham on Sea North. Brent has more green space nearby (53% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Somerset with Brent highlighted
Brent
382 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Burnham on Sea North highlighted
Burnham on Sea North
270 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Brent has 10,097 residents in 4,235 households; Burnham on Sea North has 10,039 in 4,812. Burnham on Sea North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 36%, 7.5 percentage points more than Brent (Somerset: 25%). Burnham on Sea North has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 12.3 percentage points more than Brent (Somerset: 30%).

10,097Residents (2021)
10,039Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,235Households
4,812Households
250,166Households
12.7%Aged 15–29
12.1%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
28.3%Aged 65 and over
35.8%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Living alone
36.4%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 55% of homes in Brent and 34% in Burnham on Sea North. Brent has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 7.8 percentage points more than Burnham on Sea North (Somerset: 67%). Burnham on Sea North has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 6.4 percentage points more than Brent (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Brent and £275,000 in Burnham on Sea North, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£350,000Median sale price
£275,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
81.0%Owner-occupied
73.2%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
14.0%Private renting
20.4%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
4.3%Social renting
5.8%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
54.8%Detached houses
34.1%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
30.1%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
6.7%Terraced houses
15.4%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
4.1%Flats
11.9%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Brent has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 53%, 36.4 percentage points more than Burnham on Sea North (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brent, and 45 in Burnham on Sea North. The typical postcode is 1,239 m from the nearest school in Brent and 392 m in Burnham on Sea North. The typical postcode is 7,161 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brent and 2,923 m in Burnham on Sea North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Brent and 91% in Burnham on Sea North.

52.8%Green space within 500 m
16.4%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
45Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.2 kmNearest school (median)
392 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
248Postcodes in flood risk areas
211Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
87.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brent and 96 in Burnham on Sea North, 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.

61Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
96Recorded 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.

Brent

Brent is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,097 people in 4,235 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Somerset median. On average 53% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 111% above the Somerset average.

Burnham on Sea North

Burnham on Sea North is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,039 people in 4,812 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Somerset median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Brent and Burnham on Sea North next to other wards of Somerset.

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