Exford’s story
3 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Exford’s built-up area.
54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ExfordSomerset
A village of 389 in Somerset, South West.
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Photo: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
389
Census 2021 · Somerset West and Taunton council
Median home
£435K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
55.2
31% are 65+ · Somerset 23%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
21%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Exford a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Exford has none; the figures on this page are still real. Pre-1919 homes make up 54% of the housing. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Exford stand out
The 3 things Exford does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Exford.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Exford than in Somerset’s towns or England’s towns: 11% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.4% of the town. The age that splits Exford in two is 55.2. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree.
55.2median age
ExfordSomersetEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Exford | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Exford
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exford Church of England First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 13 | – |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Exford: 19% commute under 5 km, below Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried just over three quarters of commuters at the census. At the census, 21% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Somerset’s towns (21%) and lower than England’s towns (27%). Average household income comes to £46K a year before tax. Of the commuters living in Exford, 14% work in the town itself.
21%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving76%
On foot19%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
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
Half the homes sold in Exford went for more than £435,000
Social housing holds 13% of households, lower than both Somerset’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,016 a month across the Somerset council area. Owners make up 66% of households.
£435Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Exford£435K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £595,000 | 7 |
66%
of households own their home · England 61%
20%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,016
average private rent a month, Somerset council area
£2,436
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
Homes in Exford see less burglary and damage than in Somerset’s towns or England’s towns: 6 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 62% of recorded crime. Police recorded 13 crimes inside Exford’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime comes to 25.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
25.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Public order2
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
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.
25.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
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
Is Exford a healthy place? 85% of its people say their health is good, above Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 4.1% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 15% of residents have a disability, below Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Exford has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 7.8 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Exford | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
79.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Exford’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Grade II*
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 3 listed buildings in Exford: 1 Grade II*. For its size, Exford has 77 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below Somerset’s towns (91) but above England’s towns (39).
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II2
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Mary Magdalene Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
54%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
77
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 Exford
12pages on Exford
The big questions
Safety25.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £435K · rent £1,016 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 79.1 (men), 87.4 (women)Work & commute63% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards4.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Exford’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PorlockMineheadSouth MoltonBamptonExford
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exford | 389 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Porlock | 1,178 | 5.5 | — | C− | B | C+ |
| Minehead | 11,752 | 8.6 | D− | C+ | D | C |
| South Molton | 6,226 | 12 | C− | C | C+ | C+ |
| Bampton | 1,294 | 12 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
Porlock and Bampton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Exford
How many listed buildings are there in Exford?
3 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Exford
Village in Somerset, England
Exford is a built-up area of 389 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
- Population
- 389 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Somerset West and Taunton
- County
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005875
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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