Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village, home to 841 people, lies in Somerset, South West.
There are no grades for Stratton-on-the-Fosse: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 16 buildings are listed here, 2 at Grade I. It skews young: one resident in 5 is 15 to 24.
The 3 things Stratton-on-the-Fosse does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Stratton-on-the-Fosse’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
44% 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 Stratton-on-the-Fosse.
29% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 21%, above Somerset’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Over-65s are 17% of the population. Residents of Stratton-on-the-Fosse have a median age of 35.2.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stratton-on-the-Fosse | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 22% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 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 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 14% of its commuters stay in Stratton-on-the-Fosse for work. The car took 82% of commuters, above both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). 37% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 20% of households, above both Somerset’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Home ownership covers 53% of households. The median sale, £385,000, comes from 45 standard sales inside Stratton-on-the-Fosse’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £450,000 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £312,400 | 16 |
| Terraced | £199,062 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in Stratton-on-the-Fosse came to 45 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 2. There were 4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Somerset’s towns (7.2) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Self-reported good health: 84% of Stratton-on-the-Fosse’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Stratton-on-the-Fosse: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away. The nearest A&E to Stratton-on-the-Fosse is Royal United Hospital Bath, 10.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Stratton-on-the-Fosse | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Stratton-on-the-Fosse has 190 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, higher than both Somerset’s towns (91) and England’s towns (39). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Village in Somerset, England
Stratton-on-the-Fosse is a built-up area of 841 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton-on-the-Fosse | 841 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chilcompton | 1,857 | 0.7 | — | D | A− | B |
| Midsomer Norton | 13,749 | 1.8 | B | C | C | B |
| Coleford | 2,235 | 2.2 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Radstock | 9,983 | 2.8 | C− | B− | C− | C |
| Paulton | 6,502 | 3.5 | B | C+ | B | B− |
| High Littleton | 1,655 | 4.7 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Temple Cloud | 1,518 | 4.9 | — | C− | B+ | B− |
Chilcompton, Coleford, High Littleton and Temple Cloud have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Abbey Church and Minor Basilica of St Gregory the Great and the north cloister, Downside Abbey. 44% of Stratton-on-the-Fosse’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £385,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £199,062, semi-detached houses £312,400 and detached houses £450,000. Private rents in the Somerset council area averaged £1,016 a month in August 2026.
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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