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A village in Somerset, South West, home to 284 people.
Hardington Mandeville is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 17, with 0 at Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
The 3 things Hardington Mandeville does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Hardington Mandeville’s built-up area.
23% 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 Hardington Mandeville.
Residents of Hardington Mandeville have a median age of 56.4. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, above Somerset’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Hardington Mandeville | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 46% of workers worked mainly from home. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Driving is how 92% 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
Social housing holds 2% of households, lower than both Somerset’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private tenants account for 15% of households. That is the middle of 5 standard sales inside Hardington Mandeville’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 100% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 4 offences were reported in Hardington Mandeville.
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.
Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, above Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Hardington Mandeville has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Hardington Mandeville is Yeovil District Hospital, 4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hardington Mandeville | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a quarter of the total, above Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hardington Mandeville. Best known first.
Village in Somerset, England
Hardington Mandeville is a built-up area of 284 people, in the South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardington Mandeville | 284 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barwick and Stoford | 1,095 | 3.6 | — | A− | C | B− |
| Misterton | 1,037 | 3.8 | — | B | B− | B− |
| Yeovil | 50,170 | 4 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Merriott | 2,068 | 4.2 | — | B− | A | B |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 1,360 | 4.4 | — | C+ | C | B |
| Crewkerne | 7,067 | 4.5 | C | B− | C | C+ |
| Martock | 4,079 | 5.8 | C | B− | C | C+ |
Barwick and Stoford, Misterton, Merriott and Stoke sub Hamdon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 24.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Hardington Mandeville is £2,440 for 2026–27, less than in 51% 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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