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With 126 residents, it is a village in Somerset, South West.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Seavington St Michael has no grades; its figures are still real. One in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 15 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.
The 3 things Seavington St Michael does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Seavington St Michael’s built-up area.
33% 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 Seavington St Michael.
Residents of Seavington St Michael have a median age of 61.2. People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town. 0.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Among adults, 38% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Seavington St Michael | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 0.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 39% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.1% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
90% of commuters drove, above both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 42% of workers at the census. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Council and housing-body homes hold 4% of households. 11% rent privately, lower than both Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,016 a month across the Somerset council area.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 29.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Somerset’s towns (27.2) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 2 crimes inside Seavington St Michael’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 100% 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.
Asked at the census, 86% of residents of Seavington St Michael said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, below both Somerset’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 3.4 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Seavington St Michael | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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 a third of the total, above Somerset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Seavington St Michael. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court2.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumPerry's Cider Mill3.5 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenEast Lambrook Manor Gardens4.2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Somerset, England
Seavington St Michael is a built-up area of 126 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seavington St Michael | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Petherton | 3,096 | 1.8 | C | D | C | B |
| Merriott | 2,068 | 2.7 | — | B− | A | B |
| Ilminster | 5,961 | 3.3 | C | B− | B− | B− |
| Crewkerne | 7,067 | 4.1 | C | B− | C | C+ |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 1,360 | 4.3 | — | C+ | C | B |
| Martock | 4,079 | 4.3 | C | B− | C | C+ |
| Misterton | 1,037 | 5.2 | — | B | B− | B− |
Merriott, Stoke sub Hamdon and Misterton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 48.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Seavington St Michael is £2,568 for 2026–27, more than in 80% 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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