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A village of 2,315 in Somerset, South West.
Cannington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 23% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 12% of towns in England; secondary results beat 6% of towns in England. The median home sold for £285,000 in the last three years, 5.8 times what households in the Sedgemoor council area earn in a year.
ONS publishes one rent for all of Somerset, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
The 3 things Cannington does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Cannington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Cannington’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade I.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cannington.
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannington Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 171 | C− |
| Brymore AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 327 | D |
For Cannington, that is below both Somerset’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%). Over-65s are 26% of the population. Half the people of Cannington are older than 48.3.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cannington | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Cannington sits below both Somerset’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) on this measure. 1.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cannington has 29 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 22% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
That puts Cannington above both Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). 15% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 37 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
On this, Cannington is below both Somerset’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 78 crimes inside Cannington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime runs at 20.5 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
In the comparison, Cannington comes below both Somerset’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). Women here live to 86.5 on average and men to 81.3 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Cannington | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cannington. Best known first.
MuseumThe Admiral Blake Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumSomerset Brick and Tile Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumBrick & Tile Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannington | 2,315 | — | — | C | B+ | B |
| Wembdon | 1,772 | 2.1 | — | D | A | B+ |
| Bridgwater | 47,846 | 3.3 | D− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 4 | — | C | A | B |
| Puriton | 2,265 | 4.1 | — | C+ | B+ | B |
| North Petherton | 3,180 | 4.7 | C− | C | C− | C+ |
| Woolavington | 2,324 | 5.6 | — | C | C− | B− |
| Highbridge | 5,366 | 6.2 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
Wembdon, Nether Stowey, Puriton and Woolavington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Cannington Court (Part of Somerset Farm Institute).
Cannington has 2 state schools; places are handled by Somerset council.
Village in Somerset, England
Cannington is a built-up area of 2,315 people, in the Sedgemoor 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
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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