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A town of 4,079 in Somerset, South West.
Martock grades C overall against UK towns: better than 28% of UK towns, and #29 of 49 in Somerset. Its weakest is jobs & income (C−): mean household income £51,320; 2.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £250,000 in the last three years, 4.8 times what households in the South Somerset council area earn in a year.
ONS publishes one rent for all of Somerset, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
The 3 things Martock does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Martock is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 162 buildings inside Martock’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
19% 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 Martock.
27% of adults hold a degree, below both Somerset’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. At 50.8, the median resident of Martock sits in the middle of the age range. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.
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.
| Martock | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.9, with 46% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. There is one school here; it is shown below. 60% of pupils at the 5 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martock Church SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 169 | D |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Martock’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Of the town’s 162 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 2 and Grade II* 3. Conservation areas cover 29% of the town’s land, higher than both Somerset’s towns (8%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
62% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. 224 crimes and 50 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Martock’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Martock has more crime per resident than nearly three quarters of them.
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.
There is no GP practice in Martock: the nearest is 5.1 miles off. The nearest A&E to Martock is Yeovil District Hospital, 6.1 miles away. Life expectancy here is 82.6 for women and 79.6 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Martock | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Owners make up 70% of households, above Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Half of the 202 standard sales inside Martock’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £250,000. Private rents average £1,016 a month across the Somerset council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £425,000 | 45 |
| Semi-detached | £265,500 | 60 |
| Terraced | £215,000 | 76 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.5 jobs in Martock for each resident in work. The car took 85% of commuters, above both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). Work in town: 14% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Martock. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House3.6 km outside town, to the southeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House100 m outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · National TrustStoke sub Hamdon Priory1.5 km outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenTintinhull Garden3.3 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenEast Lambrook Manor Gardens2.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumMontacute TV Radio & Toy Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
162 listed buildings in Martock, 2 of them Grade I.
The Treasurers House: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Court House: Photo: Stevekeiretsu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bridge House: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The George Inn: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martock | 4,079 | — | C | B− | C | C+ |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 1,360 | 1.4 | — | C+ | C | B |
| South Petherton | 3,096 | 2.5 | C | D | C | B |
| Ilchester | 2,062 | 4.5 | — | A | C | B |
| Merriott | 2,068 | 4.6 | — | B− | A | B |
| Langport | 3,578 | 5.2 | B | C+ | C | B− |
| Curry Rivel | 2,009 | 5.7 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Somerton | 5,106 | 5.7 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
Stoke sub Hamdon, Ilchester, Merriott and Curry Rivel have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 16.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of All Saints.
Band D council tax in Martock is £2,671 for 2026–27, more than in 94% 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.
Burglary was rare, with 4 reports in the year.
Town in Somerset, England
Martock is a built-up area of 4,079 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
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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