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A village of 2,433 in Somerset, South West.
Williton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 27% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 0% of towns in England. The median home sold for £255,000 in the last three years, 5.1 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 Williton 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 Williton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Williton’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Williton. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey2.6 km outside town, to the west
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle2 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooTropiquaria1.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBakelite Museum200 m outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseOrchard Wyndham600 m outside town, to the south
MuseumWatchet Boat Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Williton.
For Williton, that is above both Somerset’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town. Half the people of Williton are older than 52.1.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Williton | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Somerset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England First SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 123 | – |
| Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | – | D− |
Williton sits above both Somerset’s towns (27) and England’s towns (22) on this measure. Homes see 18.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 395 crimes inside Williton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 46 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Williton below both Somerset’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). 19% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
On this, Williton is above both Somerset’s towns (90) and England’s towns (39). Williton has 66 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 5 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Williton comes above both Somerset’s towns (5.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Williton is Musgrove Park Hospital, 13.6 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 | Williton | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
53% of households own their home, below both Somerset’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 43 |
| Terraced | £190,000 | 27 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williton | 2,433 | — | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Watchet | 3,643 | 1.2 | D | C+ | C | C |
| Nether Stowey | 1,483 | 7 | — | C | A | B |
| Minehead | 11,752 | 7.3 | D− | C+ | D | C |
| Wiveliscombe | 2,316 | 8.3 | — | B− | C+ | B |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2,050 | 9.3 | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Milverton | 1,112 | 10 | — | C− | A− | B |
| Cotford St Luke | 2,411 | 10 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
Nether Stowey, Wiveliscombe, Bishops Lydeard, Milverton and Cotford St Luke have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results trail almost all towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Williton has 2 state schools; places are handled by Somerset council.
Police recorded 395 crimes inside Williton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 60% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Somerset, England
Williton is a built-up area of 2,433 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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