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Mendip Hills
vs Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Mendip Hills. Homes in Mendip Hills sold for a median of £390,000, 50% above Shepton Mallet. Mendip Hills has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Somerset with Mendip Hills highlighted
Mendip Hills
516 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Shepton Mallet highlighted
Shepton Mallet
429 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Mendip Hills has 9,864 residents in 3,937 households; Shepton Mallet has 11,167 in 4,914. Mendip Hills has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 5 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 25%). Shepton Mallet has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 30%).

9,864Residents (2021)
11,167Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
3,937Households
4,914Households
250,166Households
14.9%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
24.7%Aged 65 and over
19.7%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
24.3%Living alone
30.3%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Mendip Hills (49%) and semi-detached houses in Shepton Mallet (34%). Mendip Hills has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 9.9 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 67%). Shepton Mallet has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 3.7 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £390,000 in Mendip Hills and £260,500 in Shepton Mallet, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£390,000Median sale price
£260,500Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
73.9%Owner-occupied
64.0%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
17.6%Private renting
21.3%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
8.0%Social renting
13.3%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
49.1%Detached houses
23.2%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
28.8%Semi-detached houses
34.4%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
16.2%Terraced houses
26.5%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
1.4%Flats
11.1%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mendip Hills has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 9.7 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mendip Hills, and 42 in Shepton Mallet. The typical postcode is 1,059 m from the nearest school in Mendip Hills and 430 m in Shepton Mallet. The typical postcode is 4,798 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mendip Hills and 2,384 m in Shepton Mallet. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Mendip Hills and 69% in Shepton Mallet.

30.7%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)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
430 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
38Postcodes in flood risk areas
44Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
61.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
68.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 50 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mendip Hills 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.

50Recorded 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 Hills

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.

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 Hills and Shepton Mallet next to other wards of Somerset.

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