Barton St David’s story
12 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Barton St David’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Barton St DavidSomerset
The village has 285 residents and lies in Somerset, South West.
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Church of St David · Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
285
Census 2021 · South Somerset council
Median home
£443K
10 sales in 3 years
Median age
61.3
41% are 65+ · Somerset 23%
Degree level
55%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Barton St David a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Barton St David has no grades; its figures are still real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 12 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
What makes Barton St David stand out
The 3 things Barton St David does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St David; 17.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
41% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barton St David.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.8% of Barton St David, fewer than in both Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
41% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Somerset’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% of the town. Residents of Barton St David have a median age of 61.3. Graduates make up 55% of adults.
61.3median age
Barton St DavidSomersetEngland
Ages · share of residents
41%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level55%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Barton St David | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 41% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 55% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Barton St David: just 3% travel under 5 km, below Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 54% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
91% of commuters drove, higher than both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). For every resident in work, Barton St David has 0.4 jobs. Also worth knowing: households take home £56K a year before tax, on average.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot8%
3%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
54%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Barton St David own their home: 91%, more than in both Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 7% of households, below Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 2% of households rent from a council or housing body. 10 standard sales inside Barton St David’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £442,500.
£443Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Barton St David£443K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £470,000 | 6 |
91%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,016
average private rent a month, Somerset council area
£2,417
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded more often in Barton St David than in Somerset’s towns or across England’s towns: 100.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 14 reports per 1,000, above both Somerset’s towns (7.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Homes see 12.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Barton St David logged 23 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 7 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 61% were violence and sexual offences.
100.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual14
Damage & arson5
Other theft2
Public order1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social7
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
100.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
23
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
89% of people in Barton St David say their health is good or very good, more than in both Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Barton St David is Yeovil District Hospital, 9.8 miles away. 2.8% of residents report bad or very bad health, and on top of that at the census, 13% of people here had a disability, lower than both Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 4.6 miles off.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Barton St David | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
80.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
More buildings in Barton St David are listed than in Somerset’s towns or England’s towns: 421 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, above Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Grade II* covers 2 of them.
12listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II10
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St David Grade II*
- The Manor House Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
421
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Barton St David
12pages on Barton St David
The big questions
Safety100.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £443K · rent £1,016 a monthHousing1 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mill RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.1 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commute63% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards2.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Barton St David’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Keinton MandevilleSomertonStreetGlastonburyWaltonIlchesterCastle CaryBarton St David
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton St David | 285 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keinton Mandeville | 1,216 | 1 | — | D | A+ | B+ |
| Somerton | 5,106 | 4.3 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
| Street | 12,707 | 4.5 | B− | B | C+ | C+ |
| Glastonbury | 8,304 | 5.1 | D | B− | D | C |
| Walton | 1,149 | 5.5 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Ilchester | 2,062 | 5.5 | — | A | C | B |
| Castle Cary | 3,451 | 5.9 | B− | C+ | C− | B+ |
Keinton Mandeville, Walton and Ilchester have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Barton St David
How many listed buildings are there in Barton St David?
That is 17.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Barton St David expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £442,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Somerset council area averaged £1,016 a month in August 2026.
About Barton St David
Village in Somerset, England
Barton St David is a built-up area of 285 people, in the South Somerset council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 285 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Somerset
- County
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006010
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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