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Ilminster
vs South Petherton & Islemoor

Ilminster has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in South Petherton & Islemoor. Homes in South Petherton & Islemoor sold for a median of £335,000, 18% above Ilminster. South Petherton & Islemoor has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Somerset with Ilminster highlighted
Ilminster
409 postcodes
Map of Somerset with South Petherton & Islemoor highlighted
South Petherton & Islemoor
394 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Ilminster has 10,476 residents in 4,765 households; South Petherton & Islemoor has 10,418 in 4,698. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (31% and 31%). Ilminster has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.8 percentage points more than South Petherton & Islemoor (Somerset: 30%).

10,476Residents (2021)
10,418Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,765Households
4,698Households
250,166Households
12.5%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
30.9%Aged 65 and over
31.3%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
31.2%Living alone
28.4%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Ilminster and 40% in South Petherton & Islemoor. South Petherton & Islemoor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 1 percentage point more than Ilminster (Somerset: 67%). Ilminster has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.9 percentage points more than South Petherton & Islemoor (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Ilminster and £335,000 in South Petherton & Islemoor, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£285,000Median sale price
£335,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
72.5%Owner-occupied
73.5%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
14.9%Private renting
13.0%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
11.7%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
37.3%Detached houses
39.6%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
30.0%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
22.7%Terraced houses
22.5%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
5.6%Flats
1.6%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

South Petherton & Islemoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 5.8 percentage points more than Ilminster (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ilminster, and 7 in South Petherton & Islemoor. The typical postcode is 870 m from the nearest school in Ilminster and 582 m in South Petherton & Islemoor. The typical postcode is 11,174 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ilminster and 8,710 m in South Petherton & Islemoor. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 62% of premises in Ilminster and 75% in South Petherton & Islemoor.

22.9%Green space within 500 m
28.7%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
870 mNearest school (median)
582 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
11.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
75Postcodes in flood risk areas
43Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
62.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 53 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ilminster and 52 in South Petherton & Islemoor, 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.

53Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
52Recorded 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.

Ilminster

Ilminster is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,476 people in 4,765 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, in line with the Somerset median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Somerset average.

South Petherton & Islemoor

South Petherton & Islemoor is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,418 people in 4,698 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £335,000 over the past two years, 18% above the Somerset median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% above the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Ilminster and South Petherton & Islemoor next to other wards of Somerset.

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