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Frome North
vs Mendip Hills

Mendip Hills has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Frome North. Homes in Mendip Hills sold for a median of £390,000, 11% above Frome North. Mendip Hills has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Somerset with Frome North highlighted
Frome North
340 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Mendip Hills highlighted
Mendip Hills
516 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Frome North has 9,657 residents in 4,296 households; Mendip Hills has 9,864 in 3,937. Frome North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 2.6 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 25%). Frome North has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.6 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 30%).

9,657Residents (2021)
9,864Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,296Households
3,937Households
250,166Households
12.6%Aged 15–29
14.9%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
27.3%Aged 65 and over
24.7%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
27.9%Living alone
24.3%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Frome North and 49% in Mendip Hills. Frome North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 3.5 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 67%). Mendip Hills has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 1.9 percentage points more than Frome North (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Frome North and £390,000 in Mendip Hills, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£350,000Median sale price
£390,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
77.4%Owner-occupied
73.9%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
15.7%Private renting
17.6%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
6.2%Social renting
8.0%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
42.0%Detached houses
49.1%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
28.4%Semi-detached houses
28.8%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
23.9%Terraced houses
16.2%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
3.6%Flats
1.4%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mendip Hills has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 23.2 percentage points more than Frome North (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Frome North, and 6 in Mendip Hills. The typical postcode is 528 m from the nearest school in Frome North and 1,059 m in Mendip Hills. The typical postcode is 3,270 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Frome North and 4,798 m in Mendip Hills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 70% of premises in Frome North and 61% in Mendip Hills.

7.5%Green space within 500 m
30.7%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
18Services within 15 min (median)
6Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
528 mNearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
34Postcodes in flood risk areas
38Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
69.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
61.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 70 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Frome North and 50 in Mendip Hills, 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.

70Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
50Recorded 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 North

Frome North is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,657 people in 4,296 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Somerset median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 70% below the Somerset average.

Mendip Hills

Mendip Hills is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,864 people in 3,937 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £390,000 over the past two years, 37% above the Somerset median. On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Frome North and Mendip Hills next to other wards of Somerset.

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