Mendip Central and East
vs Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Mendip Central and East. Homes in Mendip Hills sold for a median of £390,000, 11% above Mendip Central and East. Mendip Hills has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Mendip Central and East has 9,482 residents in 3,951 households; Mendip Hills has 9,864 in 3,937. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (24% and 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (24% and 24%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Mendip Central and East and 49% in Mendip Hills. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (73% and 74%). Mendip Hills has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.9 percentage points more than Mendip Central and East (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Mendip Central and East and £390,000 in Mendip Hills, against £284,995 across Somerset.
Surroundings
Mendip Hills has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 16.9 percentage points more than Mendip Central and East (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mendip Central and East, and 6 in Mendip Hills. The typical postcode is 1,203 m from the nearest school in Mendip Central and East and 1,059 m in Mendip Hills. The typical postcode is 4,936 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mendip Central and East and 4,798 m in Mendip Hills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 54% of premises in Mendip Central and East and 61% in Mendip Hills.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 57 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mendip Central and East and 50 in Mendip Hills, 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.
Mendip Central and East is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,482 people in 3,951 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Somerset median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% below the Somerset average.
Mendip Hills is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,864 people in 3,937 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £390,000 over the past two years, 37% above the Somerset median. On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Somerset average.
More comparisons.
Mendip Central and East and Mendip Hills next to other wards of Somerset.