Lydeard
vs Watchet & Stogursey
Lydeard has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Watchet & Stogursey. Homes in Lydeard sold for a median of £285,000, 8% above Watchet & Stogursey. Lydeard has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Lydeard has 10,933 residents in 4,485 households; Watchet & Stogursey has 9,643 in 4,477. Watchet & Stogursey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 33%, 12.8 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 25%). Watchet & Stogursey has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 7.9 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Lydeard (34%) and semi-detached houses in Watchet & Stogursey (35%). Lydeard has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 8.2 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 67%). Watchet & Stogursey has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 2.6 percentage points more than Lydeard (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Lydeard and £265,000 in Watchet & Stogursey, against £284,995 across Somerset.
Surroundings
Lydeard has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 14.6 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lydeard, and 22 in Watchet & Stogursey. The typical postcode is 619 m from the nearest school in Lydeard and 676 m in Watchet & Stogursey. The typical postcode is 1,400 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lydeard and 874 m in Watchet & Stogursey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Lydeard and 10% in Watchet & Stogursey.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 64 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lydeard and 104 in Watchet & Stogursey, 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.
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 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.
Watchet & Stogursey is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,643 people in 4,477 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Somerset median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Somerset average.
More comparisons.
Lydeard and Watchet & Stogursey next to other wards of Somerset.