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Huntspill
vs King Alfred

Huntspill has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in King Alfred. Homes in King Alfred sold for a median of £470,000, 65% above Huntspill. Huntspill has more green space nearby (51% within 500 m, against 42%).

Map of Somerset with Huntspill highlighted
Huntspill
326 postcodes
Map of Somerset with King Alfred highlighted
King Alfred
497 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Huntspill has 9,825 residents in 4,277 households; King Alfred has 9,828 in 4,143. King Alfred has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 1.6 percentage points more than Huntspill (Somerset: 25%). Huntspill has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 3.2 percentage points more than King Alfred (Somerset: 30%).

9,825Residents (2021)
9,828Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,277Households
4,143Households
250,166Households
13.5%Aged 15–29
13.0%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
28.7%Aged 65 and over
30.3%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
25.9%Living alone
22.7%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Huntspill and 65% in King Alfred. King Alfred has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 84%, 6.2 percentage points more than Huntspill (Somerset: 67%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (10% and 11%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Huntspill and £470,000 in King Alfred, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£285,000Median sale price
£470,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
77.4%Owner-occupied
83.6%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
9.7%Private renting
10.5%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
11.0%Social renting
5.3%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
43.2%Detached houses
65.0%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
14.6%Terraced houses
6.5%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
2.0%Flats
0.7%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Huntspill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 51%, 8.4 percentage points more than King Alfred (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Huntspill, and 5 in King Alfred. The typical postcode is 606 m from the nearest school in Huntspill and 1,052 m in King Alfred. The typical postcode is 4,830 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Huntspill and 9,266 m in King Alfred. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 44% of premises in Huntspill and 51% in King Alfred.

50.8%Green space within 500 m
42.4%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
7Services within 15 min (median)
5Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
606 mNearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
9.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
131Postcodes in flood risk areas
104Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
43.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
51.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 58 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Huntspill and 40 in King Alfred, 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.

58Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
40Recorded 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.

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.

King Alfred

King Alfred is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,828 people in 4,143 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £470,000 over the past two years, 65% above the Somerset median. On average 42% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 70% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Huntspill and King Alfred next to other wards of Somerset.

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