Brympton
vs Coker

Brympton has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Coker. Homes in Coker sold for a median of £345,000, 38% above Brympton. Coker has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 19%).

Brympton

228 postcodes

Coker

407 postcodes

Somerset

city average

People

Brympton has 9,425 residents in 4,019 households; Coker has 9,421 in 4,239. Coker has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 14.7 percentage points more than Brympton (Somerset: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 28%).

9,425Residents (2021)

9,421Residents (2021)

571,526Residents (2021)

4,019Households

4,239Households

250,166Households

19.7%Aged 15–29

12.1%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

15.5%Aged 65 and over

30.2%Aged 65 and over

24.8%Aged 65 and over

28.3%Living alone

28.2%Living alone

30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Brympton (31%) and detached houses in Coker (44%). Coker has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 8.6 percentage points more than Brympton (Somerset: 67%). Brympton has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 9.9 percentage points more than Coker (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £250,000 in Brympton and £345,000 in Coker, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£250,000Median sale price

£345,000Median sale price

£284,995Median sale price

66.0%Owner-occupied

74.6%Owner-occupied

67.4%Owner-occupied

21.3%Private renting

11.4%Private renting

17.7%Private renting

10.4%Social renting

13.2%Social renting

13.7%Social renting

30.5%Detached houses

43.7%Detached houses

32.5%Detached houses

30.8%Semi-detached houses

29.1%Semi-detached houses

31.3%Semi-detached houses

24.8%Terraced houses

23.3%Terraced houses

22.7%Terraced houses

12.3%Flats

1.7%Flats

9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Coker has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 20.3 percentage points more than Brympton (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 36 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brympton, and 8 in Coker. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Brympton and 821 m in Coker. The typical postcode is 4,257 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brympton and 4,929 m in Coker. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Brympton and 56% in Coker.

19.1%Green space within 500 m

39.4%Green space within 500 m

25.0%Green space within 500 m

36Services within 15 min (median)

8Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

424 mNearest school (median)

821 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

1Postcodes in flood risk areas

50Postcodes in flood risk areas

4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas

94.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

56.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 44 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brympton and 69 in Coker, 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.

44Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

69Recorded 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.

Brympton

Brympton is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,425 people in 4,019 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Somerset median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Somerset average.

Coker

Coker is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,421 people in 4,239 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, 21% above the Somerset median. On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Brympton and Coker next to other wards of Somerset.

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Brymptonvs Coker