Charlton Horethorne
Charlton Horethorne is a village in Somerset, England. It is near Templecombe railway station, 4.4 km away, and recorded 1 street crime in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Charlton Horethorne area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Somerset area is around the average in England (IoD2025).
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 202nd of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
7°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:39
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Wincanton Rural East · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Wincanton rural neighbourhood team have identified an increase of anti-social behaviour at the derelict site of Bruton School for Girls,…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
856 reported road collisions (2025)
248 killed or seriously injured · 1,148 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Templecombe (4.4 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Templecombe (4.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£282,498 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Somerset · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,016 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY
- 1 bed £692
- 2 bed £913
- 3 bed £1,135
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
8,075 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (7.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · BP (7.3 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 148 kW
- Nearest: The Queens Arms (3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Ham Hill Visitor Centre celebrates regional building excellence award success· 3 Nov 2026
- Somerset residents can now check mobile coverage based on real-world data· 2 Nov 2026
- New video showcases Somerset volunteers to inspire others to get involved· 2 Nov 2026
- Bridgwater’s historic clock to be reinstated· 30 Oct 2026
- Private Fostering Awareness Day highlights support available to families in Somerset· 30 Oct 2026
Source: Somerset Council
Population
571,548 residents in Somerset
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK25,114
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK20,841
- Net moves+4,273
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 134 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,561 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 272,060)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
306 schools · 76,894 pupils
218 primary · 28 secondary · 60 other
Ofsted: 100 of 137 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (73%)
264 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Castle SchoolOutstanding
- Buckler's Mead SchoolGood
- Court Fields SchoolGood
- Haygrove SchoolGood
- Holyrood AcademyGood
- Preston School AcademyGood
- Sexey's SchoolGood
- St Dunstan's SchoolGood
- The King Alfred SchoolGood
- WhitstoneGood
- Ansford AcademyRequires improvement
- West Somerset CollegeRequires improvement
- Huish Episcopi AcademyInadequate
- Monkton Wood AcademyInadequate
- Bishop Fox's School
- Brymore Academy
- Chilton Trinity School
- Crispin School Academy
- Frome Community College
- King Arthur's School
- Kingsmead Academy
- Pyrland School
- Robert Blake Academy
- Stanchester Academy
- The Blue School
- The Kings of Wessex Academy
- Wadham School
- Westfield Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Somerset
Care & health services
555 CQC-registered services
- Care homes197
- GP practices73
- Dentists106
- Homecare agencies126
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Somerset
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Charlton Horethorn)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
762 applications decided
89% granted · 678 granted, 84 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 5
- Con 31
- LD 61
- Grn 5
- Ref 2
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
28,585 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £61,560 avg
e.g. School Crossing Patrol at Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School, Midday Supervisor Charlton Horethorne School
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£711 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,473 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
58% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 50,033 certificates
10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63 women · 62.8 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in DT9
- Yetminster Health Centre
- The Apples Medical Centre
- The Grove Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Glastonbury and Somerton:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death554 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks426 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases313 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately251 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND184 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Charlton Horethorne · 0.2 kmCharlton Horethorne is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Wincanton and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Sherborne in the neighbouring county of Dorset. The village has…
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Charlton Horethorne · 0.2 kmThe Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Sigwells · 2.0 kmSigwells is a hamlet located in an area rich in archaeology remains, overlooking Cadbury Castle in Somerset, England.
- RNAS Charlton Horethorne · 2.2 km
Royal Naval Air Station Charlton Horethorne is a former Royal Navy Naval Air Station in the hamlet of Sigwells in Somerset, England. It opened in 1942, as a flying training base under the administrative care of HMS He…
Laycock Railway Cutting · 2.4 kmLaycock Railway Cutting is a 1.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Milborne Port in Somerset, notified in 1993. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. All of the land designated as Layc…
Milborne Wick Mission Church · 2.6 kmMilborne Wick Mission Church is a Church of England church in Milborne Wick, Somerset, England. The church was built in 1891 and is a Grade II listed building. It now holds two services a month and has accommodation f…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Charlton Horethorne?
- Charlton Horethorne is a town in Somerset, England, in the Somerset local authority.
- How deprived is Charlton Horethorne?
- The Somerset local authority, which includes Charlton Horethorne, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.