Mendip Central and East
vs Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Mendip Central and East. Homes in Mendip Central and East sold for a median of £350,000, 34% above Shepton Mallet. Shepton Mallet has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 14%).

Mendip Central and East

486 postcodes

Shepton Mallet

429 postcodes

Somerset

city average

People

Mendip Central and East has 9,482 residents in 3,951 households; Shepton Mallet has 11,167 in 4,914. Mendip Central and East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 4.6 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 25%). Shepton Mallet has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6.1 percentage points more than Mendip Central and East (Somerset: 30%).

9,482Residents (2021)

11,167Residents (2021)

571,526Residents (2021)

3,951Households

4,914Households

250,166Households

13.2%Aged 15–29

17.0%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

24.3%Aged 65 and over

19.7%Aged 65 and over

24.8%Aged 65 and over

24.2%Living alone

30.3%Living alone

30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Mendip Central and East (41%) and semi-detached houses in Shepton Mallet (34%). Mendip Central and East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 9 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 67%). Shepton Mallet has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 6.6 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 £260,500 in Shepton Mallet, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£350,000Median sale price

£260,500Median sale price

£284,995Median sale price

73.0%Owner-occupied

64.0%Owner-occupied

67.4%Owner-occupied

14.7%Private renting

21.3%Private renting

17.7%Private renting

11.7%Social renting

13.3%Social renting

13.7%Social renting

41.2%Detached houses

23.2%Detached houses

32.5%Detached houses

35.1%Semi-detached houses

34.4%Semi-detached houses

31.3%Semi-detached houses

19.1%Terraced houses

26.5%Terraced houses

22.7%Terraced houses

2.9%Flats

11.1%Flats

9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Shepton Mallet has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 7.2 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 42 in Shepton Mallet. The typical postcode is 1,203 m from the nearest school in Mendip Central and East and 430 m in Shepton Mallet. The typical postcode is 4,936 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mendip Central and East and 2,384 m in Shepton Mallet. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 54% of premises in Mendip Central and East and 69% in Shepton Mallet.

13.8%Green space within 500 m

21.0%Green space within 500 m

25.0%Green space within 500 m

6Services within 15 min (median)

42Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

1.2 kmNearest school (median)

430 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

39Postcodes in flood risk areas

44Postcodes in flood risk areas

4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas

54.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

68.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 57 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mendip Central and East and 85 in Shepton Mallet, 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.

57Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

85Recorded 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.

Mendip Central and East

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.

Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 11,167 people in 4,914 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,500 over the past two years, 9% below the Somerset median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Mendip Central and East and Shepton Mallet next to other wards of Somerset.

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