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Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
vs Highbridge & Burnham South

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Highbridge & Burnham South. Homes in Highbridge & Burnham South sold for a median of £257,500, 5% above Bridgwater East & Bawdrip. Highbridge & Burnham South has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Somerset with Bridgwater East & Bawdrip highlighted
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
361 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Highbridge & Burnham South highlighted
Highbridge & Burnham South
265 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has 12,287 residents in 5,336 households; Highbridge & Burnham South has 9,803 in 4,365. Highbridge & Burnham South has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 6.5 percentage points more than Bridgwater East & Bawdrip (Somerset: 25%). Highbridge & Burnham South has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.1 percentage points more than Bridgwater East & Bawdrip (Somerset: 30%).

12,287Residents (2021)
9,803Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
5,336Households
4,365Households
250,166Households
17.5%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
19.6%Aged 65 and over
26.1%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
27.4%Living alone
31.5%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 36% in Highbridge & Burnham South. Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 10.3 percentage points more than Highbridge & Burnham South (Somerset: 67%). Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 4.1 percentage points more than Highbridge & Burnham South (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and £257,500 in Highbridge & Burnham South, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£245,000Median sale price
£257,500Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
70.8%Owner-occupied
60.5%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
20.3%Private renting
16.2%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
7.8%Social renting
21.8%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
24.6%Detached houses
18.7%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
46.5%Semi-detached houses
35.5%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
22.8%Terraced houses
25.6%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
4.0%Flats
16.9%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Highbridge & Burnham South has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 2.8 percentage points more than Bridgwater East & Bawdrip (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip, and 27 in Highbridge & Burnham South. The typical postcode is 501 m from the nearest school in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 436 m in Highbridge & Burnham South. The typical postcode is 1,949 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 854 m in Highbridge & Burnham South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 94% in Highbridge & Burnham South.

22.6%Green space within 500 m
25.4%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
24Services within 15 min (median)
27Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
501 mNearest school (median)
436 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
854 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
312Postcodes in flood risk areas
265Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
75.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 151 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 143 in Highbridge & Burnham South, 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.

151Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
143Recorded 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.

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 12,287 people in 5,336 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £245,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Somerset median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Somerset average.

Highbridge & Burnham South

Highbridge & Burnham South is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,803 people in 4,365 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £257,500 over the past two years, 10% below 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.

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