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Lydeard
vs Rowbarton & Staplegrove

Rowbarton & Staplegrove has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Lydeard. Homes in Lydeard sold for a median of £285,000, 8% above Rowbarton & Staplegrove. Lydeard has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Somerset with Lydeard highlighted
Lydeard
309 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Rowbarton & Staplegrove highlighted
Rowbarton & Staplegrove
272 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Lydeard has 10,933 residents in 4,485 households; Rowbarton & Staplegrove has 10,212 in 4,390. Rowbarton & Staplegrove has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1 percentage point more than Lydeard (Somerset: 25%). Rowbarton & Staplegrove has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 7.6 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 30%).

10,933Residents (2021)
10,212Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,485Households
4,390Households
250,166Households
16.3%Aged 15–29
18.1%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
20.1%Aged 65 and over
21.1%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Living alone
32.9%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Lydeard (34%) and terraced houses in Rowbarton & Staplegrove (32%). Lydeard has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 6.7 percentage points more than Rowbarton & Staplegrove (Somerset: 67%). Rowbarton & Staplegrove has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 6.2 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Lydeard and £265,000 in Rowbarton & Staplegrove, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£285,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
71.6%Owner-occupied
64.9%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
16.1%Private renting
22.3%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
11.5%Social renting
12.0%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
33.5%Detached houses
22.0%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
30.9%Semi-detached houses
30.4%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Terraced houses
32.4%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
8.6%Flats
10.6%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Lydeard has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 11.4 percentage points more than Rowbarton & Staplegrove (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lydeard, and 76 in Rowbarton & Staplegrove. The typical postcode is 619 m from the nearest school in Lydeard and 364 m in Rowbarton & Staplegrove. The typical postcode is 1,400 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lydeard and 1,181 m in Rowbarton & Staplegrove. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Lydeard and 82% in Rowbarton & Staplegrove.

28.2%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
25Services within 15 min (median)
76Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
619 mNearest school (median)
364 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
45Postcodes in flood risk areas
20Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
68.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 64 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lydeard and 53 in Rowbarton & Staplegrove, 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.

64Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
53Recorded 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.

Lydeard

Lydeard is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,933 people in 4,485 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, in line with the Somerset median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Somerset average.

Rowbarton & Staplegrove

Rowbarton & Staplegrove is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,212 people in 4,390 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Somerset median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Lydeard and Rowbarton & Staplegrove next to other wards of Somerset.

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