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Shepton Mallet
vs Wells

Shepton Mallet has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Wells. Homes in Wells sold for a median of £321,250, 23% above Shepton Mallet. Shepton Mallet has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Somerset with Shepton Mallet highlighted
Shepton Mallet
429 postcodes
Map of Somerset with Wells highlighted
Wells
375 postcodes
Map of Somerset
Somerset
city average

People

Shepton Mallet has 11,167 residents in 4,914 households; Wells has 11,138 in 5,363. Wells has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 11 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 25%). Wells has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 7.9 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 30%).

11,167Residents (2021)
11,138Residents (2021)
571,526Residents (2021)
4,914Households
5,363Households
250,166Households
17.0%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
19.7%Aged 65 and over
30.7%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
30.3%Living alone
38.2%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Shepton Mallet and 37% in Wells. Wells has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 3.9 percentage points more than Shepton Mallet (Somerset: 67%). Shepton Mallet has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 2.9 percentage points more than Wells (Somerset: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,500 in Shepton Mallet and £321,250 in Wells, against £284,995 across Somerset.

£260,500Median sale price
£321,250Median sale price
£284,995Median sale price
64.0%Owner-occupied
67.9%Owner-occupied
67.4%Owner-occupied
21.3%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
13.3%Social renting
12.2%Social renting
13.7%Social renting
23.2%Detached houses
21.8%Detached houses
32.5%Detached houses
34.4%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Terraced houses
25.5%Terraced houses
22.7%Terraced houses
11.1%Flats
10.4%Flats
9.3%Flats

Surroundings

Shepton Mallet has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 6.2 percentage points more than Wells (Somerset: 25%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Shepton Mallet, and 80 in Wells. The typical postcode is 430 m from the nearest school in Shepton Mallet and 408 m in Wells. The typical postcode is 2,384 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Shepton Mallet and 9,769 m in Wells. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 69% of premises in Shepton Mallet and 69% in Wells.

21.0%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
25.0%Green space within 500 m
42Services within 15 min (median)
80Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
430 mNearest school (median)
408 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
9.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
44Postcodes in flood risk areas
103Postcodes in flood risk areas
4,246Postcodes in flood risk areas
68.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
69.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

85Recorded 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.

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.

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.

Shepton Mallet and Wells next to other wards of Somerset.

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