Dulverton & Exmoor
vs Watchet & Stogursey
Watchet & Stogursey has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Dulverton & Exmoor. Homes in Dulverton & Exmoor sold for a median of £357,500, 35% above Watchet & Stogursey. Dulverton & Exmoor has more green space nearby (63% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Dulverton & Exmoor has 7,922 residents in 3,771 households; Watchet & Stogursey has 9,643 in 4,477. Dulverton & Exmoor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 37%, 3.8 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 25%). Watchet & Stogursey has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.5 percentage points more than Dulverton & Exmoor (Somerset: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Dulverton & Exmoor (53%) and semi-detached houses in Watchet & Stogursey (35%). Dulverton & Exmoor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 2.3 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 67%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (18% and 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £357,500 in Dulverton & Exmoor and £265,000 in Watchet & Stogursey, against £284,995 across Somerset.
Surroundings
Dulverton & Exmoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 63%, 49.8 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 3 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dulverton & Exmoor, and 22 in Watchet & Stogursey. The typical postcode is 2,527 m from the nearest school in Dulverton & Exmoor and 676 m in Watchet & Stogursey. The typical postcode is 11,062 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dulverton & Exmoor and 874 m in Watchet & Stogursey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 29% of premises in Dulverton & Exmoor and 10% in Watchet & Stogursey.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dulverton & Exmoor and 104 in Watchet & Stogursey, 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.
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.
Dulverton & Exmoor is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 7,922 people in 3,771 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £357,500 over the past two years, 25% above the Somerset median. On average 63% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 154% above the Somerset average.
Watchet & Stogursey is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,643 people in 4,477 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Somerset median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Somerset average.
More comparisons.
Dulverton & Exmoor and Watchet & Stogursey next to other wards of Somerset.