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Minehead
vs Watchet & Stogursey

Minehead has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Watchet & Stogursey. Homes in Watchet & Stogursey sold for a median of £265,000, 4% above Minehead. Minehead has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Somerset with Minehead highlighted
Minehead
309 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Watchet & Stogursey highlighted
Watchet & Stogursey
376 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Minehead has 9,085 residents in 4,285 households; Watchet & Stogursey has 9,643 in 4,477. Minehead has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 36%, 2.6 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 25%). Minehead has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 4.8 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 30%).

9,085Residents (2021)
9,643Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,285Households
4,477Households
250,166Households
13.5%Aged 15–29
12.3%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
35.5%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
38.0%Living alone
33.2%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 28% of homes in Minehead and 35% in Watchet & Stogursey. Minehead has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 1.8 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 67%). Minehead has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 4.5 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £255,000 in Minehead and £265,000 in Watchet & Stogursey, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£255,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
65.2%Owner-occupied
63.4%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
23.2%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
11.1%Social renting
17.3%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
24.4%Detached houses
29.9%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
27.9%Semi-detached houses
34.9%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
16.6%Terraced houses
22.4%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
17.9%Flats
7.1%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Minehead has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 1.2 percentage points more than Watchet & Stogursey (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 101 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Minehead, and 22 in Watchet & Stogursey. The typical postcode is 431 m from the nearest school in Minehead and 676 m in Watchet & Stogursey. The typical postcode is 915 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Minehead and 874 m in Watchet & Stogursey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Minehead and 10% in Watchet & Stogursey.

14.8%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
101Services within 15 min (median)
22Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
431 mNearest school (median)
676 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
915 mNearest tram or rail (median)
874 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
140Postcodes in flood risk areas
89Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
72.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
9.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 88 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Minehead and 104 in Watchet & Stogursey, 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.

88Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
104Recorded 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.

Minehead

Minehead is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,085 people in 4,285 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £255,000 over the past two years, 11% below the Somerset median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% below the Somerset average.

Watchet & Stogursey

Watchet & Stogursey is one of 55 wards in Somerset, home to 9,643 people in 4,477 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Somerset median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Somerset average.

More comparisons.

Minehead and Watchet & Stogursey next to other wards of Somerset.

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