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Crewkerne

Crewkerne is a town in Somerset, England, with a population of around 7,826. There are around 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, and the nearest railway station is Crewkerne, 1.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £277,491, and there were around 62 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crewkerne area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Somerset
County
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Police force
Avon and Somerset
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 208th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% of them.

Low crime56
Home affordability54
Affordable rents55
Good schools4
Life expectancy60
Low council tax19

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CMist

  • Today: 21° / 17° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:32

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

Crime

70 reported · July 2026 46% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences27
  • Shoplifting21
  • Anti-social behaviour8
  • Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Crewkerne Town · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • Happy Valley Park, Crewkerne, TA18 8JG We have had numerous reports of anti-social behaviour in Happy Valley. Keeping public spaces safe…
  • Shop Theft – Ongoing Policing Work Shoplifting remains a recurring issue that affects both local businesses and the wider community. Crew…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

864 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 1,215 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

70 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 65 rated 4–5 ★ (61 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Crewkerne (1.6 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Crewkerne (1.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£281,571 average 4.5% YoY

Across Somerset · to 2026-06

Detached£459,097
Semi-detached£289,125
Terraced£233,473
Flat£135,680

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,006 average monthly rent 5.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £685
  • 2 bed £905
  • 3 bed £1,124

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (11.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: West Street Car Park. (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

571,548 residents in Somerset

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Council tax

£2,561 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 272,060)

A £1,707
B £1,992
C £2,276
D £2,561
E £3,130
F £3,699
G £4,268
H £5,121

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

305 schools · 77,908 pupils

218 primary · 28 secondary · 59 other

Ofsted: 100 of 138 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (72%)

265inspected 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 School an AcademyGood
  • WhitstoneGood
  • Ansford AcademyRequires improvement
  • Robert Blake SchoolRequires 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
  • 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

551 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes198
  • GP practices73
  • Dentists105
  • Homecare agencies122
  • Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Somerset

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Crewkerne)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 180 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

788 applications decided

87.2% granted · 687 granted, 101 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Adam Dance

Liberal Democrat

Yeovil

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 5
  • Con 31
  • LD 62
  • Grn 4
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

28,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

65 jobs advertised · £40,206 avg

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Middle Chinnock – Flexible Schedule

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

Grid electricity

57% low-carbon electricity

Solar 44% · Gas 36% · Wind 11% · Imports 8%

147 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Yeovil:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Christ Church, Crewkerne · 0.2 km

    Christ Church was a Church of England church in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It was constructed in 1852–1854 to the designs of James Mountford Allen. Christ Church was demolished in 1975 and the site is now occupied…

  • Crewkerne Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Crewkerne Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Square in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Crewkerne Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • St Bartholomew's Church, Crewkerne · 0.3 km

    The Church of St Bartholomew in Crewkerne, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

  • Crewkerne Grammar School · 0.3 km

    Crewkerne Grammar School was a grammar school in the town of Crewkerne in the English county of Somerset.

  • Crewkerne · 0.4 km

    Crewkerne is a town and electoral ward in south Somerset, England, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Yeovil and 7 miles (11 km) east of Chard. A separate civil parish of West Crewkerne includes the hamlets of Clapton, Coom…

  • Millwater · 0.5 km

    Millwater is a 1.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Crewkerne in Somerset, notified in 1989.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crewkerne?
Crewkerne is a town in Somerset, England, in the Somerset local authority.
What is the population of Crewkerne?
Crewkerne has an approximate settlement population of 7,826.