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Somerset rankings · Cost of living

Most affordable towns in Somerset

Street and Yeovil share first place on cost of living among Somerset’s 49 towns of 2,500+; none grades A− or better against UK towns; the best here is a B.

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work

#T1

Street

12,707 people

Homes cost 4.9 years of area income·#1,175 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Yeovil

50,170 people

Homes cost 4.5 years of area income·#1,175 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Norton Fitzwarren

3,770 people

Homes cost 5.1 years of area income·#1,233 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 49 towns, ranked

Cost of living grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

T1Street12,707 peopleB#1,175 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.9 years of area income

T1Yeovil50,170 peopleB#1,175 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

3Norton Fitzwarren3,770 peopleB#1,233 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

4Chard14,287 peopleB#1,235 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

5Shepton Mallet9,645 peopleB#1,293 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.7 years of area income

6Crewkerne7,067 peopleB⁻#1,330 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.7 years of area income

7Ilminster5,961 peopleB⁻#1,401 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.8 years of area income

8Weston-super-Mare84,600 peopleB⁻#1,437 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

9Glastonbury8,304 peopleB⁻#1,445 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.9 years of area income

10Monkton Heathfield4,584 peopleB⁻#1,513 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

T11Martock4,079 peopleB⁻#1,528 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.8 years of area income

T11Radstock9,983 peopleB⁻#1,528 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.4 years of area income

13Watchet3,643 peopleC⁺#1,557 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.9 years of area income

14Wincanton6,744 peopleC⁺#1,582 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.3 years of area income

15Langport3,578 peopleC⁺#1,596 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

16Milborne Port3,207 peopleC⁺#1,600 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

17Paulton6,502 peopleC⁺#1,623 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.8 years of area income

18Highbridge5,366 peopleC⁺#1,628 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

19Locking3,819 peopleC⁺#1,675 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

20Castle Cary3,451 peopleC⁺#1,696 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

21Bridgwater47,846 peopleC⁺#1,707 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

22Minehead11,752 peopleC⁺#1,736 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

23Peasedown St John6,668 peopleC#1,777 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

24Wellington13,815 peopleC#1,781 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

25Midsomer Norton13,749 peopleC#1,794 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

26North Petherton3,180 peopleC#1,812 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.6 years of area income

27Timsbury2,506 peopleC#1,840 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

28Taunton61,667 peopleC#1,856 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

29Burnham-on-Sea16,317 peopleC#1,921 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

30Clevedon21,084 peopleC#1,962 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.0 years of area income

31Bruton2,816 peopleC#1,964 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

32Yatton7,704 peopleC⁻#2,075 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.2 years of area income

33Rockwell Green2,854 peopleC⁻#2,102 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

34Frome27,904 peopleC⁻#2,108 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.0 years of area income

35Keynsham19,257 peopleC⁻#2,111 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.1 years of area income

36Pill4,956 peopleC⁻#2,117 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.5 years of area income

37Nailsea15,919 peopleC⁻#2,136 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.5 years of area income

38Somerton5,106 peopleC⁻#2,157 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.9 years of area income

39Wells12,097 peopleC⁻#2,186 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.0 years of area income

40Winscombe and Sandford4,605 peopleD#2,236 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.1 years of area income

41Bath94,080 peopleD#2,270 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.4 years of area income

T42Portishead26,351 peopleD#2,272 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.8 years of area income

T42South Petherton3,096 peopleD#2,272 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.6 years of area income

44Congresbury2,795 peopleD#2,317 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.9 years of area income

45Long Ashton5,184 peopleD#2,340 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 8.8 years of area income

T46Batheaston3,878 peopleD#2,371 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 8.3 years of area income

T46Cheddar5,841 peopleD#2,371 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.0 years of area income

48Saltford4,133 peopleD#2,378 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 9.2 years of area income

49Backwell4,347 peopleD#2,382 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 9.8 years of area income

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What is the most affordable town in Somerset?

Street ranks first on cost of living among 49 towns, with a B: homes cost 4.9 years of area income. Yeovil and Norton Fitzwarren follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Somerset’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Somerset is on the county page.

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Sources: 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) · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.