Halse’s story
28 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Halse’s built-up area.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HalseSomerset
A village of 296 in Somerset, South West.
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Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
296
Census 2021 · Somerset West and Taunton council
Median age
53.4
28% are 65+ · Somerset 23%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Halse a good place to live?
Halse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Halse stand out
The 3 things Halse 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%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
54% 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 Halse.
Work & commute
Only 6% of commuters in Halse go to work without a car, fewer than in Somerset’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £60K a year before tax, above both Somerset’s towns (£54K) and England’s towns (£55K). At the census, 94% of commuters went by car. For 3% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
Bicycle4%
On foot1%
3%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£60K
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
Halse is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
Private tenants account for 14% of households. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Halse’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Halse£0K
Typical UK town£277K
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,016
average private rent a month, Somerset council area
£2,430
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
Violence is recorded less often in Halse than in Somerset’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.4 per 1,000 residents a year
Police recorded 2 crimes inside Halse’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
2.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft1
Other crime1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
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.
2.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Is Halse a healthy place? 88% of its people say their health is good, above Somerset’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 13% of people here had a disability, lower than both Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). 3.4% of residents report bad or very bad health. Halse has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away.
88%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Halse | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
81.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Old homes shape Halse: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Somerset’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Halse’s land, 60% lies in conservation areas, above both Somerset’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%). Its listed buildings include the Church of St James, Grade I. For its size, Halse has 946 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. It counts 28 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I.
28listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II27
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St James Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
48%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
946
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Halse than in Somerset’s towns or across England’s towns: 46% of adults
10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Ages in Halse split evenly at 53.4: half are older, half younger. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
53.4median age
HalseSomersetEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications6%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Halse | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 5.9% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Halse
12pages on Halse
The big questions
Halse’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Cotford St LukeMilvertonBishops LydeardWiveliscombeNorton FitzwarrenWellingtonRockwell GreenHalse
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halse | 296 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 1.8 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Milverton | 1,112 | 1.8 | — | C− | A− | B |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 2.1 | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 3.6 | — | B− | C+ | B |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 3,770 | 3.8 | B− | B | C | C |
| Wellington | 13,815 | 4.5 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Rockwell Green | 2,854 | 5 | D | C− | C | B− |
Cotford St Luke, Milverton, Bishops Lydeard and Wiveliscombe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Halse
How many listed buildings are there in Halse?
That is 38.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St James.
How much is council tax in Halse?
Band D council tax in Halse is £2,430 for 2026–27, less than in 53% 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.
About Halse
Village in Somerset, England
Halse is a built-up area of 296 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
- 296 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Somerset West and Taunton
- County
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006088
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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