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A town of 6,744 in Somerset, South West.
Wincanton grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 19% of UK towns, and #34 of 49 in Somerset. Its strongest subject is walkability (B): 16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 6% of towns in England; secondary results beat 13% of towns in England. The median home sold for £272,000 in the last three years, 5.3 times what households in the South Somerset 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 Wincanton 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 Wincanton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 113 buildings inside Wincanton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% 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 Wincanton.
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 38.8, with 36% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. 48% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 945 pupils attend Wincanton’s two primaries and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 388 | C− |
| King Arthur's SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 450 | C− |
Of all the crimes, 51% were violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 12.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Somerset’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (9.4). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 496 crimes and 69 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Wincanton’s built-up area.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 12% of the housing. Historic England’s list names 113 listed buildings in Wincanton: 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*. The town’s listed buildings include The Dogs, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Somerset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Half of Wincanton is older than 41.9, half younger. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wincanton | Somerset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 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 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A fifth of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The car took just over four in five commuters, above both Somerset’s towns (76%) and England’s towns (70%). Average household income comes to £51K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Behind the median of £272,000: 339 standard sales inside Wincanton’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Home ownership stands at 61% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 109 |
| Semi-detached | £271,000 | 102 |
| Terraced | £237,500 | 69 |
| Flat or maisonette | £129,250 | 59 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; just over two thirds of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Wincanton is Yeovil District Hospital, 12.4 miles away. Disability touches 18% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Wincanton | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wincanton. Best known first.
MuseumWincanton Museumin townMuseumMuseumRoman Villa Museum3.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumVilla Ventorum3.7 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
113 listed buildings in Wincanton, 1 of them Grade I.
No 7 (Priors House) and No 7A (Dental Surgery): Photo: RobJN · CC0 · Balsam House: Photo: Angus hart · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Former Post Office: Photo: RobJN · CC0 · Dolphin Hotel: Photo: RobJN · CC0
4 notable people were born in Wincanton.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton | 6,744 | — | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Templecombe | 1,657 | 4 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Bruton | 2,816 | 4.2 | B | C | C+ | A− |
| Castle Cary | 3,451 | 5.2 | B− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Henstridge | 1,579 | 5.7 | — | B | C− | B |
| Gillingham | 11,009 | 5.9 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Milborne Port | 3,207 | 6.4 | B− | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Mere | 2,808 | 6.8 | A− | B | B | A− |
Templecombe and Henstridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is The Dogs.
Wincanton has 3 state schools; places are handled by Somerset council.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 82% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Burglary was rare, with 9 reports in the year.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 22% of residents were 65 or over and 25% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 18% were under 15.
Town in Somerset, England
Wincanton is a built-up area of 6,744 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
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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