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Lydeard
vs Upper Tone

Lydeard has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Upper Tone. Homes in Upper Tone sold for a median of £365,000, 28% above Lydeard. Lydeard has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 9%).

Map of Somerset with Lydeard highlighted
Lydeard
309 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Upper Tone highlighted
Upper Tone
468 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Lydeard has 10,933 residents in 4,485 households; Upper Tone has 9,409 in 4,057. Upper Tone has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 10.2 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 25%). Upper Tone has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 1.7 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 30%).

10,933Residents (2021)
9,409Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,485Households
4,057Households
250,166Households
16.3%Aged 15–29
12.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
20.1%Aged 65 and over
30.3%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Living alone
27.0%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Lydeard and 49% in Upper Tone. Upper Tone has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 4.6 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 67%). Lydeard has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.4 percentage points more than Upper Tone (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Lydeard and £365,000 in Upper Tone, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£285,000Median sale price
£365,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
71.6%Owner-occupied
76.2%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
16.1%Private renting
14.7%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
11.5%Social renting
8.6%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
33.5%Detached houses
49.0%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
30.9%Semi-detached houses
25.4%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Terraced houses
17.2%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
8.6%Flats
3.4%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Lydeard has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 19 percentage points more than Upper Tone (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lydeard, and 6 in Upper Tone. The typical postcode is 619 m from the nearest school in Lydeard and 1,173 m in Upper Tone. The typical postcode is 1,400 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lydeard and 7,783 m in Upper Tone. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Lydeard and 24% in Upper Tone.

28.2%Green space within 500 m
9.2%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
25Services within 15 min (median)
6Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
619 mNearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
7.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
45Postcodes in flood risk areas
42Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
68.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
24.0%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 36 in Upper Tone, 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
36Recorded 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.

Upper Tone

Upper Tone is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,409 people in 4,057 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £365,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Somerset median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Lydeard and Upper Tone next to other wards of Somerset.

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