Highbridge

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 20° / 10° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:40

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Newport Road, United Kingdom

119 reported · July 2026▲ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences56
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Other theft11
• Other crime7

Neighbourhood team: Burnham and Highbridge · Avon And Somerset

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

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)

172 food businesses within 2 miles

• 149 rated 4–5 ★ (145 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Highbridge and Burnham (0.8 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£281,571 average▲ 4.5% YoY

Across Somerset · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (4 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Burnham-on-sea (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Somerset Council’s Walk for a Life comes to Shepton Mallet for the first time, inviting the community to remember, raise awareness and help prevent suicide· 9 Sept 2026
• New guidance aims to prevent choking deaths· 7 Sept 2026
• New hyperacute stroke services launch across Somerset and Dorset and Somerset Council· 7 Sept 2026
• Skills for Care webinars· 7 Sept 2026
• Leading Together: Inclusion, Belonging and Impact· 7 Sept 2026

Source: Somerset Council

571,548 residents in Somerset

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Somerset

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

788 applications decided

87.2% granted · 687 granted, 101 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Ashley Fox

Conservative

Bridgwater

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

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

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

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

28,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

162 jobs advertised · £37,214 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Technician, Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

27% low-carbon electricity

Gas 73% · Solar 15% · Wind 12% · Imports 0%

289 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bridgwater:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office388 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s383 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership373 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases332 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test233 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Highbridge, Somerset · 0.8 km

  Highbridge is a historic market town on the edge of the Somerset Levels near the mouth of the River Brue in the county of Somerset, England. It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Taunton and 7 miles (11 km) north of Bri…

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  Highbridge and Burnham railway station · 0.8 km

  Highbridge and Burnham railway station is situated on the Bristol to Exeter line in the town of Highbridge, Somerset and also serves the neighbouring town of Burnham-on-Sea. It is 145 miles 25 chains from the zero poi…

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  Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park · 1.2 km

  Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park is an urban park and wildlife centre in Highbridge, Somerset, England. The park was created on the site of a former clay pit and brickwork manufacturing site and provides a link between…

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  The King Alfred School, Highbridge · 1.3 km

  The King Alfred School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Highbridge, Somerset, England. It is an academy and part of The Priory Learning Trust. It serves Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Burnham-on…

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  Huntspill · 1.3 km

  Huntspill is a village and former civil parish on the Huntspill Level in Somerset, England. It lies on the A38 road, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Highbridge. The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish…

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  River Brue · 1.7 km

  The River Brue originates in the parish of Brewham in Somerset, England, and reaches the sea some 50 kilometres (31 mi) west at Burnham-on-Sea. It originally took a different route from Glastonbury to the sea, but thi…

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