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A village in Somerset, South West, home to 845 people.
Dulverton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. It has 27 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Pre-1919 homes make up 36% of the housing. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Dulverton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Dulverton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
36% 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 Dulverton.
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Somerset’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%). Line up the people of Dulverton by age and the one in the middle is 52.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Dulverton | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, 38% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Some 97 pupils attend Dulverton’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 60 | – |
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.
About nearly a third of its commuters stay in Dulverton for work. At the census, 29% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Somerset’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Driving is how 69% of commuters got to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Home ownership stands at 43% of households. Private renters make up 17% of households, lower than both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The £240,000 median rests on 26 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 5 |
| Semi-detached | £317,500 | 7 |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 8 |
| Flat or maisonette | £159,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 84 offences were reported in Dulverton, along with 16 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 15.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above Somerset’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. 54% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
At the census, 74% of people in Dulverton called their health good or very good, lower than both Somerset’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Dulverton is Musgrove Park Hospital, 18.4 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Dulverton | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 18% of Dulverton’s land, above Somerset’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Grade II* covers 2 of them. The national list protects one ancient monument here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulverton | 845 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bampton | 1,294 | 4.1 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Tiverton | 19,710 | 9.5 | D | B | D | C |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 10 | — | B− | C+ | B |
| Sampford Peverell | 1,375 | 11 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Witheridge | 1,306 | 11 | — | C | C− | B |
| Minehead | 11,752 | 12 | D− | C+ | D | C |
| Porlock | 1,178 | 12 | — | C− | B | C+ |
Bampton, Wiveliscombe, Sampford Peverell, Witheridge and Porlock have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 13.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Dulverton is £2,521 for 2026–27, more than in 69% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Somerset, England
Dulverton is a built-up area of 845 people, in the Somerset West and Taunton 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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