Edithmead’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Edithmead’s built-up area.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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EdithmeadSomerset
A village of 514 in Somerset, South West.
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Photo: Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
514
Census 2021 · Sedgemoor council
Median age
58.6
34% are 65+ · Somerset 23%
Degree level
16%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Edithmead a good place to live?
Edithmead has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Edithmead stand out
The 3 things Edithmead does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Somerset 32%.
Own outright
Housing
72% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Edithmead.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Edithmead than in Somerset’s towns or England’s towns: 9.3% are under 15
Residents of Edithmead have a median age of 58.6. Just over a third of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.2% of residents, below both Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Among adults, 16% have a degree.
58.6median age
EdithmeadSomersetEngland
Ages · share of residents
34%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications35%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level16%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Edithmead | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Edithmead walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somerset’s towns or England’s towns: 6%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
31% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Somerset’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). By car: that was how 93% of commuters travelled at the census. About 1% of its commuters stay in Edithmead for work. A household here earns £51K a year before tax, on average.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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
Edithmead is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 2% of households, below Somerset’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The private rented sector houses 11% of households. Private rents average £1,016 a month across the Somerset council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Edithmead£0K
Typical UK town£277K
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,016
average private rent a month, Somerset council area
£2,397
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Edithmead than in Somerset’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.2 per 1,000 residents a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 19 crimes inside Edithmead’s built-up area. There were 1.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Somerset’s towns (7.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 53% of the total.
24.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson3
Public order2
Other theft2
Drugs1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social0
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.
24.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
19
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
Disability is more common in Edithmead than in Somerset’s towns or across England’s towns: 28% of residents
Asked at the census, 77% of residents of Edithmead said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both Somerset’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.8 miles off.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Edithmead | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 18% | 17% |
80.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Edithmead’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a quarter of the total, above both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%). For its size, Edithmead has 58 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
58
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 Edithmead
12pages on Edithmead
The big questions
Edithmead’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HighbridgeBurnham-on-SeaBerrow and BreanPuritonWoolavingtonWedmoreHuttonEdithmead
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edithmead | 514 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highbridge | 5,366 | 1.4 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 16,317 | 1.7 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Berrow and Brean | 2,252 | 3.8 | — | D | C− | C+ |
| Puriton | 2,265 | 4.8 | — | C+ | B+ | B |
| Woolavington | 2,324 | 4.8 | — | C | C− | B− |
| Wedmore | 1,424 | 6 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Hutton | 1,686 | 6.3 | — | C | A− | B+ |
Berrow and Brean, Puriton, Woolavington, Wedmore and Hutton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Edithmead
How much is council tax in Edithmead?
Band D council tax in Edithmead is £2,397 for 2026–27, less than in 59% 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.
How many listed buildings are there in Edithmead?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Edithmead
Village in Somerset, England
Edithmead is a built-up area of 514 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
- Population
- 514 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Sedgemoor
- County
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005608
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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