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The town, home to 3,770 people, lies in Somerset, South West. Secondary school results beat 86% of towns in England.
Neither a standout nor a worry on most counts. Fewer journeys need a car (B): 16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. With a B− overall, Norton Fitzwarren is better than just over half of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #16 of 49 in Somerset. The median home sold for £256,250, 5.1 times what households in the Somerset West and Taunton council area earn in a year. Police record more crime here than in most towns: police record 32.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.9 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 28%. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools, B− for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
ONS publishes one rent for all of Somerset, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Norton Fitzwarren is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 2 things Norton Fitzwarren does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Norton Fitzwarren’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1910.
Explore the history →9 listed buildings in Norton Fitzwarren.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Norton Camp large univallate hillfort: Photo: Jonnytooze · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Norton Fitzwarren.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
6% of homes date from before 1919. Per 10,000 residents, Norton Fitzwarren counts 24 listed buildings, below Somerset’s towns (94) and England’s towns (39) alike. The national list protects one ancient monument here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 52.7, and 57% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its only school is listed below. 306 pupils attend Norton Fitzwarren’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 306 | C+ |
Over the year to August 2026, 322 offences were reported in Norton Fitzwarren, along with 23 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 47% of recorded crime. For its size, Norton Fitzwarren records more crime per resident than 72% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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.
Disability touches 15% of Norton Fitzwarren’s population. At the census, 3.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Somerset’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.5 miles away. Women here live to 82.4 on average and men to 78.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Norton Fitzwarren | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over four in five commuters drove, above both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). A household here earns £52K a year before tax, on average. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 17% of households, lower than both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 13% of households. Behind the median of £256,250: 190 standard sales inside Norton Fitzwarren’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £340,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £277,500 | 64 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 57 |
| Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | 36 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. The age that splits Norton Fitzwarren in two is 35.7. A third of residents 16 and over have a degree-level qualification (Somerset 32%, England 34%).
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Norton Fitzwarren | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Norton Fitzwarren. Best known first.
CastleTaunton Castle2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMuseum of Somerset2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumHestercombe House4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
GardenHestercombe Gardens4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSomerset Cricket Museum2.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Mill House3.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Somerset, England
Norton Fitzwarren is a built-up area of 3,770 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Fitzwarren | 3,770 | — | B− | B | C | C |
| Taunton | 61,667 | 2 | C− | C | D | C |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 2.1 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Trull | 1,427 | 2.6 | — | D | A | A |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 2.8 | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Monkton Heathfield | 4,584 | 3.8 | C+ | B− | C− | B+ |
| Ruishton | 1,476 | 4.3 | — | C− | C− | B+ |
| Creech St Michael | 2,327 | 4.5 | — | C | B− | B+ |
Cotford St Luke, Trull, Bishops Lydeard, Ruishton and Creech St Michael have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Norton Fitzwarren is £2,407 for 2026–27, less than in 57% 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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