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A town of 2,854 in Somerset, South West.
Rockwell Green grades D overall against UK towns: better than 6% of UK towns, and #45 of 49 in Somerset. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 4.3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £287,500 in the last three years, 5.7 times what households in the Somerset West and Taunton 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 Rockwell Green 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 Rockwell Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Rockwell Green’s built-up area.
13% 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 Rockwell Green.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Green Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 198 | C− |
For Rockwell Green, that is below both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | 53 |
| Semi-detached | £251,250 | 30 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 35 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Rockwell Green sits above both Somerset’s towns (27) and England’s towns (22) on this measure. Police recorded 142 crimes inside Rockwell Green’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 35 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes see 7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
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
That puts Rockwell Green below both Somerset’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (34%). 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Rockwell Green has a median age of 46.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Rockwell Green | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Rockwell Green has 10 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 13% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
On this, Rockwell Green is above both Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Rockwell Green has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.6 miles away. 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.
| Census 2021 | Rockwell Green | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Rockwell Green comes below both Somerset’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%). 84% of commuters drove to work at the census.
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 Rockwell Green. Best known first.
Historic houseCothay Manor3.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWellington Museum800 m outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustWellington Monument2.4 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Green | 2,854 | — | D | C− | C | B− |
| Wellington | 13,815 | 1 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Milverton | 1,112 | 3.6 | — | C− | A− | B |
| Hemyock | 1,674 | 4.1 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 5.3 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 5.6 | — | B− | C+ | B |
| Trull | 1,427 | 5.8 | — | D | A | A |
| Uffculme | 2,041 | 5.8 | — | C+ | C | B+ |
Milverton, Hemyock, Cotford St Luke, Wiveliscombe, Trull and Uffculme have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Somerset council.
Band D council tax in Rockwell Green is £2,632 for 2026–27, more than in 91% 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.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 22% of residents were 65 or over and 30% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 17% were under 15.
Town in Somerset, England
Rockwell Green is a built-up area of 2,854 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
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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