Dunster
vs Upper Tone
Upper Tone has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Dunster. Homes in Upper Tone sold for a median of £365,000, 16% above Dunster. Dunster has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Dunster has 8,293 residents in 3,907 households; Upper Tone has 9,409 in 4,057. Dunster has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 36%, 5.2 percentage points more than Upper Tone (Somerset: 25%). Dunster has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5 percentage points more than Upper Tone (Somerset: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Dunster and 49% in Upper Tone. Upper Tone has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 7 percentage points more than Dunster (Somerset: 67%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £315,000 in Dunster and £365,000 in Upper Tone, against £284,995 across Somerset.
Surroundings
Dunster has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 14.2 percentage points more than Upper Tone (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dunster, and 6 in Upper Tone. The typical postcode is 1,322 m from the nearest school in Dunster and 1,173 m in Upper Tone. The typical postcode is 1,368 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dunster and 7,783 m in Upper Tone. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 42% of premises in Dunster and 24% in Upper Tone.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 78 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dunster and 36 in Upper Tone, 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.
Dunster is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 8,293 people in 3,907 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £315,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Somerset median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Somerset average.
Upper Tone is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,409 people in 4,057 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £365,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Somerset median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% below the Somerset average.
More comparisons.
Dunster and Upper Tone next to other wards of Somerset.