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A village of 1,104 in Somerset, South West.
Pilton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A+): life expectancy 83 for men, 86.2 for women. Its weakest is walkability (D): 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £555,000 in the last three years, 10.5 times what households in the Mendip 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 Pilton 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 Pilton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Pilton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
39% 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 Pilton.
Men in Pilton can expect to live to 83, women to 86.2 (2019–23). 16% of residents have a disability, lower than both Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 84% of the town’s residents. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 1.8 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Pilton | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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.
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 two fifths of the total, above Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Pilton’s listed buildings include the Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. It counts 41 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Driving is how 91% of commuters got to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 37% of workers, above both Somerset’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (31%). Among 16 to 64s, 2.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 15% of households, lower than both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). 9% of households live in social housing. The £555,000 median rests on 30 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £681,250 | 18 |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £376,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 3.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Somerset’s towns (7.3) and England’s towns (7.8). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 32 crimes and 3 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Pilton’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 50% were 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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.3% of the town. 14% are under 15, below Somerset’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. At 51.9, the median resident of Pilton sits in the middle of the age range. Among adults, 39% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pilton | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilton | 1,104 | — | — | D | C+ | A+ |
| Shepton Mallet | 9,645 | 2.3 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Evercreech | 2,165 | 3.6 | — | B | B− | B− |
| Wells | 12,097 | 4.1 | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Glastonbury | 8,304 | 5.7 | D | B− | D | C |
| Castle Cary | 3,451 | 6 | B− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Bruton | 2,816 | 6.9 | B | C | C+ | A− |
| Keinton Mandeville | 1,216 | 7 | — | D | A+ | B+ |
Evercreech and Keinton Mandeville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St John the Baptist. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 88% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Somerset council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £555,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £376,000, semi-detached houses £340,000 and detached houses £681,250.
Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
Village in Somerset, England
Pilton is a built-up area of 1,104 people, in the Mendip 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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