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North Perrott

North Perrott is a village in Somerset, England. It has 1 restaurant and café, and the nearest railway station is Crewkerne, 2.5 km away. There was around 1 recorded 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 North Perrott 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

12°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 64% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:38

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 200% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Public order1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Crewkerne Rural · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • Local Schools at Merriott and local villages Ensuring the safety and well-being of all students, staff, and families within the school co…
  • Merriott and Hinton St George Villages We have received numerous reports of anti-social behaviour within the villages of Merriott and Hin…

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

22 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Crewkerne (2.5 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Crewkerne (2.5 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: 162.9p · Morrisons (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (9.1 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: West Street Car Park. (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds1

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 (North Perrott)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 69 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:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

28,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

18% low-carbon electricity

Gas 82% · Wind 12% · Solar 6%

324 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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

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  • Church of St Martin, North Perrott · 0.2 km

    The Church of St Martin in North Perrott, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

  • North Perrott Cricket Club Ground · 0.3 km

    North Perrott Cricket Club Ground is a former List A cricket ground located in North Perrott, Somerset. It hosted a single Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy match in 2001 between Somerset Cricket Board and Wales Minor Co…

  • North Perrott Manor House · 0.7 km

    North Perrott Manor House which later became Perrott Hill School in North Perrott, Somerset, England was built in 1877 by Thomas Henry Wyatt. It is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Haselbury Plucknett · 0.8 km

    Haselbury Plucknett is a village and civil parish on the River Parrett in Somerset, England, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 744.

  • Church of St Michael and All Angels, Haselbury Plucknett · 1.3 km

    The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels in Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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