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Frome East
vs Mendip Central and East

Frome East has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Mendip Central and East. Homes in Mendip Central and East sold for a median of £350,000, in line with Frome East. Mendip Central and East has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Somerset with Frome East highlighted
Frome East
365 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Mendip Central and East highlighted
Mendip Central and East
486 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Frome East has 13,471 residents in 5,618 households; Mendip Central and East has 9,482 in 3,951. Mendip Central and East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 6.7 percentage points more than Frome East (Somerset: 25%). Frome East has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.5 percentage points more than Mendip Central and East (Somerset: 30%).

13,471Residents (2021)
9,482Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
5,618Households
3,951Households
250,166Households
15.3%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
17.6%Aged 65 and over
24.3%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
27.7%Living alone
24.2%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Frome East (34%) and detached houses in Mendip Central and East (41%). Mendip Central and East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 7.7 percentage points more than Frome East (Somerset: 67%). Frome East has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2.4 percentage points more than Mendip Central and East (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £347,500 in Frome East and £350,000 in Mendip Central and East, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£347,500Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
65.3%Owner-occupied
73.0%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
17.1%Private renting
14.7%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
16.1%Social renting
11.7%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
21.7%Detached houses
41.2%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
28.9%Semi-detached houses
35.1%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Terraced houses
19.1%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
12.9%Flats
2.9%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mendip Central and East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 6.5 percentage points more than Frome East (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Frome East, and 6 in Mendip Central and East. The typical postcode is 490 m from the nearest school in Frome East and 1,203 m in Mendip Central and East. The typical postcode is 888 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Frome East and 4,936 m in Mendip Central and East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Frome East and 54% in Mendip Central and East.

7.3%Green space within 500 m
13.8%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
63Services within 15 min (median)
6Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
490 mNearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
888 mNearest tram or rail (median)
4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
19Postcodes in flood risk areas
39Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
81.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
54.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 78 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Frome East and 57 in Mendip Central and East, 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.

78Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
57Recorded 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.

Frome East

Frome East is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 13,471 people in 5,618 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £347,500 over the past two years, 22% above the Somerset median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 71% below the Somerset average.

Mendip Central and East

Mendip Central and East is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,482 people in 3,951 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Somerset median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Frome East and Mendip Central and East next to other wards of Somerset.

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