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Comeytrowe & Trull
vs Lydeard

Lydeard has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Comeytrowe & Trull. Homes in Comeytrowe & Trull sold for a median of £317,500, 11% above Lydeard. Lydeard has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Somerset with Comeytrowe & Trull highlighted
342 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Lydeard highlighted
309 postcodes
Map of Somerset
city average

People

Comeytrowe & Trull has 10,440 residents in 4,636 households; Lydeard has 10,933 in 4,485. Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 10.8 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 25%). Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 7.7 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 30%).

10,440Residents (2021)
10,933Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,636Households
4,485Households
250,166Households
12.7%Aged 15–29
16.3%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
30.9%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
33.0%Living alone
25.3%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Comeytrowe & Trull and 34% in Lydeard. Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 4.9 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 67%). Comeytrowe & Trull has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.3 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £317,500 in Comeytrowe & Trull and £285,000 in Lydeard, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£317,500Median sale price
£285,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
76.5%Owner-occupied
71.6%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
17.4%Private renting
16.1%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
5.7%Social renting
11.5%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
37.9%Detached houses
33.5%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
29.2%Semi-detached houses
30.9%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
16.4%Terraced houses
24.7%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
13.5%Flats
8.6%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Lydeard has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 16.9 percentage points more than Comeytrowe & Trull (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Comeytrowe & Trull, and 25 in Lydeard. The typical postcode is 511 m from the nearest school in Comeytrowe & Trull and 619 m in Lydeard. The typical postcode is 2,587 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Comeytrowe & Trull and 1,400 m in Lydeard. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Comeytrowe & Trull and 68% in Lydeard.

11.3%Green space within 500 m
28.2%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
48Services within 15 min (median)
25Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
511 mNearest school (median)
619 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
10Postcodes in flood risk areas
45Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
70.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
68.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Comeytrowe & Trull and 64 in Lydeard, 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
64Recorded 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.

Comeytrowe & Trull

Comeytrowe & Trull is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,440 people in 4,636 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £317,500 over the past two years, 11% above the Somerset median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% below the Somerset average.

Lydeard

Lydeard is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,933 people in 4,485 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, in line with the Somerset median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Comeytrowe & Trull and Lydeard next to other wards of Somerset.