Mells

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 10° · 54% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:37

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

6 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Frome Rural North · 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)

5 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Frome (5.9 km)
• 6 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: 164.9p · Asda (6.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (6.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Upper Vobster Farm (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds1

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

• In a conservation area (Mells)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 79 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

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat

Frome and East Somerset

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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

28,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised · £29,432 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Mells – Flexible Schedule

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

52% low-carbon electricity

Gas 29% · Wind 22% · Imports 19% · Solar 19%

134 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South 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 Frome and East Somerset:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership515 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership375 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test262 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks250 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide

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

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  Mells War Memorial · 0.3 km

  Mells War Memorial is a First World War memorial by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the village of Mells in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, south-western England. Unveiled in 1921, the memorial is one of multiple buildings and str…

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  Mells Manor · 0.3 km

  Mells Manor at Mells, Somerset, England, was built in the 16th century for Edward Horner, altered in the 17th century, partially demolished around 1780, and restored by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the 20th century. The house…

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  Mells Village Hall · 0.3 km

  Mells Village Hall in Mells, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn and now serves as the village hall. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Equestrian statue of Edward Horner · 0.3 km

  The equestrian statue of Edward Horner stands inside St Andrew's Church in the village of Mells in Somerset, south-western England. It was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, as a memorial to Edward Horner, w…

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  St Andrew's Church, Mells · 0.3 km

  St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church located in the village of Mells in the English county of Somerset. The church is a grade I listed building.

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  Mells, Somerset · 0.3 km

  Mells is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, near the town of Frome.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)