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Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
vs Huntspill

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Huntspill. Homes in Huntspill sold for a median of £285,000, 16% above Bridgwater East & Bawdrip. Huntspill has more green space nearby (51% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Somerset with Bridgwater East & Bawdrip highlighted
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
361 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Huntspill highlighted
Huntspill
326 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has 12,287 residents in 5,336 households; Huntspill has 9,825 in 4,277. Huntspill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 9.1 percentage points more than Bridgwater East & Bawdrip (Somerset: 25%). Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 1.5 percentage points more than Huntspill (Somerset: 30%).

12,287Residents (2021)
9,825Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
5,336Households
4,277Households
250,166Households
17.5%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
19.6%Aged 65 and over
28.7%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
27.4%Living alone
25.9%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip (47%) and detached houses in Huntspill (43%). Huntspill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 6.6 percentage points more than Bridgwater East & Bawdrip (Somerset: 67%). Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 10.6 percentage points more than Huntspill (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and £285,000 in Huntspill, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£245,000Median sale price
£285,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
70.8%Owner-occupied
77.4%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
20.3%Private renting
9.7%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
7.8%Social renting
11.0%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
24.6%Detached houses
43.2%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
46.5%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
22.8%Terraced houses
14.6%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
4.0%Flats
2.0%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Huntspill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 51%, 28.2 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 7 in Huntspill. The typical postcode is 501 m from the nearest school in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 606 m in Huntspill. The typical postcode is 1,949 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 4,830 m in Huntspill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip and 44% in Huntspill.

22.6%Green space within 500 m
50.8%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
24Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
501 mNearest school (median)
606 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
312Postcodes in flood risk areas
131Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
75.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
43.5%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 58 in Huntspill, 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
58Recorded 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.

Huntspill

Huntspill is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,825 people in 4,277 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, in line with the Somerset median. On average 51% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 103% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

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