Mendip Hills
vs Mendip West
Mendip Hills has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Mendip West. Homes in Mendip Hills sold for a median of £390,000, 7% above Mendip West. Mendip West has more green space nearby (54% within 500 m, against 31%).
People
Mendip Hills has 9,864 residents in 3,937 households; Mendip West has 10,127 in 4,199. Mendip West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 1 percentage point more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 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: 49% of homes in Mendip Hills and 56% in Mendip West. Mendip West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 2.6 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 67%). Mendip Hills has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4.2 percentage points more than Mendip West (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £390,000 in Mendip Hills and £365,000 in Mendip West, against £284,995 across Somerset.
Surroundings
Mendip West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 54%, 23.1 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mendip Hills, and 6 in Mendip West. The typical postcode is 1,059 m from the nearest school in Mendip Hills and 904 m in Mendip West. The typical postcode is 4,798 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mendip Hills and 12,784 m in Mendip West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Mendip Hills and 60% in Mendip West.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 50 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mendip Hills and 46 in Mendip West, 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 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.
Mendip West is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 10,127 people in 4,199 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £365,000 over the past two years, 28% above the Somerset median. On average 54% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 115% above the Somerset average.
More comparisons.
Mendip Hills and Mendip West next to other wards of Somerset.