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Mendip Hills
vs Wells

Mendip Hills has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Wells. Homes in Mendip Hills sold for a median of £390,000, 21% above Wells. Mendip Hills has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Somerset with Mendip Hills highlighted
Mendip Hills
516 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Wells highlighted
Wells
375 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Mendip Hills has 9,864 residents in 3,937 households; Wells has 11,138 in 5,363. Wells has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 6 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 25%). Wells has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 13.9 percentage points more than Mendip Hills (Somerset: 30%).

9,864Residents (2021)
11,138Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
3,937Households
5,363Households
250,166Households
14.9%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
24.7%Aged 65 and over
30.7%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
24.3%Living alone
38.2%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 Wells (37%). Mendip Hills has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 6 percentage points more than Wells (Somerset: 67%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (18% and 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £390,000 in Mendip Hills and £321,250 in Wells, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£390,000Median sale price
£321,250Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
73.9%Owner-occupied
67.9%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
17.6%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
8.0%Social renting
12.2%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
49.1%Detached houses
21.8%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
28.8%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
16.2%Terraced houses
25.5%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
1.4%Flats
10.4%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mendip Hills has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 15.9 percentage points more than Wells (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mendip Hills, and 80 in Wells. The typical postcode is 1,059 m from the nearest school in Mendip Hills and 408 m in Wells. The typical postcode is 4,798 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mendip Hills and 9,769 m in Wells. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Mendip Hills and 69% in Wells.

30.7%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
6Services within 15 min (median)
80Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
408 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
9.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
38Postcodes in flood risk areas
103Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
61.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
69.0%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 89 in Wells, 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
89Recorded 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.

Wells

Wells is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 11,138 people in 5,363 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £321,250 over the past two years, 13% above the Somerset median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

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