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668 residents make their home in this village in Somerset, South West.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, East Harptree is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 11 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. The median sale price is £591,360.
The 3 things East Harptree does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside East Harptree’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
39% 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 East Harptree.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 90% of commuters, higher than both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for 51% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in East Harptree, 7% work in the town itself. A household here earns £65K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The one school in town appears below. 62% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 88 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Harptree Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 88 | B− |
Private renters make up 9% of households. Social housing holds 7% of households, lower than both Somerset’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £622,500 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £390,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 31% of the crimes. Violent crime ran at 10 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Somerset’s towns (27.2) and England’s towns (22). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 13 offences in East Harptree and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour.
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.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.7% of the town. At the census, 87% of people in East Harptree called their health good or very good, above both Somerset’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 0.9 miles off.
| Census 2021 | East Harptree | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Relative to its size, East Harptree keeps 165 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Of the town’s land, 19% lies in conservation areas, above Somerset’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
19% are under 15, above Somerset’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 6.5% of the population. Half of East Harptree is older than 52.2, half younger. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| East Harptree | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Somerset, England
East Harptree is a built-up area of 668 people, in the Bath and North East 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Harptree | 668 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bishop Sutton | 1,424 | 2.8 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Temple Cloud | 1,518 | 4 | — | C− | B+ | B− |
| Clutton | 1,630 | 4.3 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Blagdon | 1,056 | 4.5 | — | D | A− | A |
| Chew Magna | 1,249 | 4.7 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
| High Littleton | 1,655 | 5.3 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Paulton | 6,502 | 5.3 | B | C+ | B | B− |
Bishop Sutton, Temple Cloud, Clutton, Blagdon, Chew Magna and High Littleton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
By type: semi-detached houses £390,000 and detached houses £622,500. Private rents in the Bath and North East Somerset council area averaged £1,885 a month in August 2026.
That is 6.8 times the typical UK town for its size. 39% of East Harptree’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in East Harptree is £2,371 for 2026–27, less than in 63% 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.
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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