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Highbridge & Burnham South
vs Huntspill

Highbridge & Burnham South has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Huntspill. Homes in Huntspill sold for a median of £285,000, 11% above Highbridge & Burnham South. Huntspill has more green space nearby (51% within 500 m, against 25%).

Map of Somerset with Highbridge & Burnham South highlighted
Highbridge & Burnham South
265 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Huntspill highlighted
Huntspill
326 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Highbridge & Burnham South has 9,803 residents in 4,365 households; Huntspill has 9,825 in 4,277. Huntspill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 2.6 percentage points more than Highbridge & Burnham South (Somerset: 25%). Highbridge & Burnham South has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.6 percentage points more than Huntspill (Somerset: 30%).

9,803Residents (2021)
9,825Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,365Households
4,277Households
250,166Households
15.2%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
26.1%Aged 65 and over
28.7%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
31.5%Living alone
25.9%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Highbridge & Burnham South (36%) and detached houses in Huntspill (43%). Huntspill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 16.9 percentage points more than Highbridge & Burnham South (Somerset: 67%). Highbridge & Burnham South has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 6.5 percentage points more than Huntspill (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £257,500 in Highbridge & Burnham South and £285,000 in Huntspill, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£257,500Median sale price
£285,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
60.5%Owner-occupied
77.4%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
16.2%Private renting
9.7%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
21.8%Social renting
11.0%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
18.7%Detached houses
43.2%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
35.5%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
25.6%Terraced houses
14.6%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
16.9%Flats
2.0%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Huntspill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 51%, 25.4 percentage points more than Highbridge & Burnham South (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 27 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Highbridge & Burnham South, and 7 in Huntspill. The typical postcode is 436 m from the nearest school in Highbridge & Burnham South and 606 m in Huntspill. The typical postcode is 854 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Highbridge & Burnham South and 4,830 m in Huntspill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Highbridge & Burnham South and 44% in Huntspill.

25.4%Green space within 500 m
50.8%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
27Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
436 mNearest school (median)
606 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
854 mNearest tram or rail (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
265Postcodes in flood risk areas
131Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
43.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 143 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Highbridge & Burnham South and 58 in Huntspill, 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.

143Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
58Recorded 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.

Highbridge & Burnham South

Highbridge & Burnham South is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,803 people in 4,365 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £257,500 over the past two years, 10% below the Somerset median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Somerset average.

Huntspill

Huntspill is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,825 people in 4,277 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, in line with the Somerset median. On average 51% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 103% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Highbridge & Burnham South and Huntspill next to other wards of Somerset.

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