Midsomer Norton

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 16° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:31

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

103 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences36
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Criminal damage & arson14
• Shoplifting13

Neighbourhood team: Somer Valley · Avon And Somerset

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

187 reported road collisions (2024)

41 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

155 food businesses within 2 miles

• 119 rated 4–5 ★ (96 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Midsomer Norton (0.5 km)
• 44 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£404,480 average▼ 0.1% YoY

Across Bath and North East Somerset · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,881 average monthly rent▲ 7.4% YoY

• 1 bed £1,205
• 2 bed £1,520
• 3 bed £1,806

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

10.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.4 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (0.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (0.1 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

15 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Revive_BANES (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches29
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

193,409 residents in Bath and North East Somerset · 559/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 274 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 86,890)

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

94 schools · 31,546 pupils

63 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 39 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

80inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bath and North East Somerset

186 CQC-registered services

• Care homes55
• GP practices26
• Dentists59
• Homecare agencies29
• Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bath and North East Somerset

• In a conservation area (Midsomer Norton and Welton)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 42 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

380 applications decided

93.2% granted · 354 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat

Frome and East Somerset

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 6
• Con 2
• LD 38
• Grn 3
• Oth 9

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés33

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

42 jobs advertised · £30,912 avg

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Electrical Supervisor, Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£790 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,582 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 93,877 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 87% · Wind 13%

343 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.6 women · 65.3 men

52% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

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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  Church of the Holy Ghost, Midsomer Norton · 0.1 km

  The Church of the Holy Ghost, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England is a Roman Catholic parish church housed in a converted tithe barn. It is served by monks of the Order of St. Benedict from The Community of St Gregory…

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  Church of St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton · 0.1 km

  The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, is a Grade II* listed building. St. John's is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

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  Midsomer Norton Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Midsomer Norton Town Hall is a municipal structure at The Island, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England. The structure, which serves as the meeting place of Midsomer Norton Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  The Priory, Midsomer Norton · 0.2 km

  The Priory in Church Square, Midsomer Norton, within the English county of Somerset was rebuilt in the early or mid 17th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Midsomer Norton · 0.2 km

  Midsomer Norton is a town near the Mendip Hills in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It lies 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Bath, 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Wells, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Frome, 12 mil…

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  Norton Hill School · 0.2 km

  Norton Hill School is a state school with academy status in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England. It is part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership academy group. It was formerly the Midsomer Norton Grammar School.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)