Glastonbury
vs Mendip West
Mendip West has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Glastonbury. Homes in Mendip West sold for a median of £365,000, 38% above Glastonbury. Mendip West has more green space nearby (54% within 500 m, against 37%).
People
Glastonbury has 8,982 residents in 4,308 households; Mendip West has 10,127 in 4,199. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (25% and 26%). Glastonbury has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 14.3 percentage points more than Mendip West (Somerset: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Glastonbury (28%) and detached houses in Mendip West (56%). Mendip West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 12.9 percentage points more than Glastonbury (Somerset: 67%). Glastonbury has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 7.3 percentage points more than Mendip West (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Glastonbury and £365,000 in Mendip West, against £284,995 across Somerset.
Surroundings
Mendip West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 54%, 17.3 percentage points more than Glastonbury (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 71 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Glastonbury, and 6 in Mendip West. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Glastonbury and 904 m in Mendip West. The typical postcode is 14,268 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Glastonbury and 12,784 m in Mendip West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Glastonbury and 60% in Mendip West.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 167 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Glastonbury and 46 in Mendip West, 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.
Glastonbury is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 8,982 people in 4,308 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Somerset median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% above the Somerset average.
Mendip West is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,127 people in 4,199 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £365,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Somerset median. On average 54% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 115% above the Somerset average.
More comparisons.
Glastonbury and Mendip West next to other wards of Somerset.