Shepton Mallet

17°CLight rain shower

• Today: 19° / 17° · 92% 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

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

83 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences34
• Anti-social behaviour19
• Burglary7
• Shoplifting7

Neighbourhood team: Shepton Mallet Town · 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)

61 food businesses within 2 miles

• 57 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Mendip Vale (2.3 km)
• 20 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: 139.9p · Esso (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.9p · Esso (6.6 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Great Ostry Car Park 3 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• British Empire Medal awarded to ‘community hero’ by The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset· 11 Sept 2026
• Walk for a Life comes to Shepton Mallet for the first time· 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

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 (Shepton Mallet)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 219 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

Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat

Wells and Mendip Hills

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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

28,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

263 jobs advertised · £39,708 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Courier (Bath)

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

18% low-carbon electricity

Gas 82% · Wind 18%

324 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 Wells and Mendip Hills:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership427 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership392 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office296 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases284 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s254 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Market Cross, Shepton Mallet · 0.1 km

  The Market Cross in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England was built around 1500 and rebuilt in 1841. It is a Grade II* listed building, and has been scheduled as an ancient monument.

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  Shambles, Shepton Mallet · 0.1 km

  The Shambles is a Grade II listed monument located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. It is a twentieth-century reconstruction of butcher's market stalls that once lined the market place at Shepton Mallet. These st…

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  Merchant's House, Shepton Mallet · 0.1 km

  The Merchant's House at Number 8, Market Place, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England was built around 1675 and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. The date of construction was confirmed by dendrochronology.

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  HM Prison Shepton Mallet · 0.3 km

  HMP Shepton Mallet, sometimes known as Cornhill, is a former prison in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. When it closed in 2013, it had been the United Kingdom's oldest operating prison, following the closure of HMP…

• Brothers Cider · 0.3 km

  Brothers Cider is a brand of fruit cider originating in Somerset in South West England. Originally available at music festivals, it is now sold in pubs, bars, and stores across the United Kingdom and internationally i…

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  Anglo-Bavarian Brewery · 0.3 km

  The Anglo-Bavarian Brewery was originally established in Shepton Mallet in Somerset, England in 1864. It has been claimed as the first lager brewery in the United Kingdom, although the claim is disputed. It closed in…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)