Street
Street is a town in Somerset, England, with a population of around 12,911. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 9 restaurants and cafés, along with 24 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £281,914, and there were around 77 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Street area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Somerset area is around the average in England (IoD2025).
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 202nd of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 5° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:38
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
74 reported · August 2026▼ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences40
- Shoplifting15
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Criminal damage & arson4
1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Street · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- The Neighbourhood Policing Team have been made aware of poor parking around the outside of the village school at both ends of the school…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
856 reported road collisions (2025)
248 killed or seriously injured · 1,148 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
144 food businesses within 2 miles
- 132 rated 4–5 ★ (114 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 24 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£282,498 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Somerset · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,016 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY
- 1 bed £692
- 2 bed £913
- 3 bed £1,135
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
8,075 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (11.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Southside Car Park, Street 1 (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches31
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Somerset Council joins £9.8 million robotics project to help businesses innovate and grow· 4 Nov 2026
- Share your views on Wellington improvements· 4 Nov 2026
- Share your experience of SEND services with Ofsted· 4 Nov 2026
- Somerset celebrates care leavers and calls on communities to Wear It Blue this November· 4 Nov 2026
- Ham Hill Visitor Centre celebrates regional building excellence award success· 3 Nov 2026
Source: Somerset Council
Population
571,548 residents in Somerset
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK25,114
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK20,841
- Net moves+4,273
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 134 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
306 schools · 76,894 pupils
218 primary · 28 secondary · 60 other
Ofsted: 100 of 137 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (73%)
264 inspected 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 SchoolGood
- WhitstoneGood
- Ansford AcademyRequires 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
- Robert Blake Academy
- 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
555 CQC-registered services
- Care homes197
- GP practices73
- Dentists106
- Homecare agencies126
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Somerset
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
762 applications decided
89% granted · 678 granted, 84 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrat
Glastonbury and Somerton
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 5
- Con 31
- LD 61
- Grn 5
- Ref 2
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens61
- Restaurants & cafés27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
28,585 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
58 jobs advertised · £28,549 avg
e.g. Production Operative, Front of House Team Member, Hotel Kitchen - Team Member
Source: Adzuna
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
7% low-carbon electricity
Gas 94% · Wind 7%
368 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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in BA16
- Vine Surgery Partnership
- Mendip Intergrated Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Glastonbury and Somerton:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death554 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks426 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases313 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately251 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND184 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Street Mission Church · 0.1 kmStreet Mission Church is a Church of England church in Street, Somerset, England. The church was built in 1990 on the site of an earlier tin tabernacle which had been in use since 1898.
United Reformed Church, Street · 0.3 kmThe United Reformed Church is a United Reformed Church in Street, Somerset, England. It was designed by Samuel Pollard and built in 1854–55.
Street Methodist Church · 0.3 kmStreet Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Street, Somerset, England. It was designed by Henry Hawkins and George Alves and built in 1893.
Street, Somerset · 0.4 kmStreet is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village stands on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels at the end of the Polden Hills, and lies 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Glastonbury. At the 2021 c…
Clarks Village · 0.6 kmClarks Village is an outlet shopping village in Street, Somerset, England. It was established in 1993 on the site of old C&J Clark factory buildings.
Strode Theatre · 0.9 kmStrode Theatre is a mixed arts venue in Street, Somerset, England. It has a 1960s two-tiered 343 seat purpose-built main theatre and a versatile modern Studio space, with retractable seating for 64. It hosts a program…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Street?
- Street is a town in Somerset, England, in the Somerset local authority.
- What is the population of Street?
- Street has an approximate settlement population of 12,911.
- How deprived is Street?
- The Somerset local authority, which includes Street, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.