Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 372 residents, it is a village in Somerset, South West.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Mark Causeway is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 8 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. The median home sold for £460,000.
The 3 things Mark Causeway does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Mark Causeway’s built-up area.
33% 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 Mark Causeway.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Mark Causeway has 0.5 jobs. 95% of commuters drove, higher than both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). Also worth knowing: the average household earns £66K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, 38% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark First and Pre-School CE AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 158 | – |
12% rent privately, below Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Social housing holds 3% of households. Private rents average £1,016 a month across the Somerset council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £520,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime runs at 17.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 10 crimes inside Mark Causeway’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 0.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Somerset’s towns (7.2) and England’s towns (7.8). 70% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 4.3% of the town. The nearest A&E to Mark Causeway is Weston General Hospital, 7.2 miles away. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.9 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Mark Causeway | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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.
Scaled to its population, Mark Causeway has 215 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Somerset’s towns (91) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Half the people of Mark Causeway are older than 50.6. 20% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, near Somerset’s towns (32%) and lower than England’s towns (34%).
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Mark Causeway | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Causeway | 372 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highbridge | 5,366 | 2.4 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 16,317 | 3.2 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Woolavington | 2,324 | 4 | — | C | C− | B− |
| Puriton | 2,265 | 4.5 | — | C+ | B+ | B |
| Wedmore | 1,424 | 4.6 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Berrow and Brean | 2,252 | 5.4 | — | D | C− | C+ |
| Axbridge | 1,998 | 6.3 | — | D | B | B |
Woolavington, Puriton, Wedmore, Berrow and Brean and Axbridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.8 times the typical UK town for its size. 33% of Mark Causeway’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in Mark Causeway is £2,400 for 2026–27, less than in 58% 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.
Village in Somerset, England
Mark Causeway is a built-up area of 372 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
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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