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Trull

Trull is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 2,700. There are 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Taunton, 3.7 km away. There were around 10 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Trull area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Somerset
County
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton Deane
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

24°CCloudy

  • Today: 24° / 10° · 19% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:35

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

17 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Bicycle theft1
  • Burglary1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Taunton West · Avon And Somerset

Local policing priorities

  • Over the last month we have seen an spate in burglaries of homes and businesses, as well as theft of vehicles in the rural areas of west…
  • Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) can have a devastating impact on individuals as well as our local community, and everyone has the right to fe…

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

278 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 250 rated 4–5 ★ (230 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Taunton (3.7 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Taunton (3.7 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: 154.9p · Esso (2.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (4.3 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

30 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Somerset County Council (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools8
  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds4

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 51 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

Gideon Amos

Liberal Democrat

Taunton and Wellington

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

28,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

22 jobs advertised

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Trull – Flexible Schedule, Become a Biology Tutor in Trull – Flexible & Remote

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Solar 55% · Wind 22% · Gas 13% · Imports 7%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Taunton and Wellington:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Trull · 0.5 km

    Trull is a village, electoral ward and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated near Taunton. The parish, which includes Dipford and Staplehay, has a population of 2,288.

  • Queen's College, Taunton · 1.1 km

    Queen's College is a co-educational private school located in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, England. It is a day/boarding school for pupils aged 0–18. The school incorporates nursery, pre-prep, prep, and senio…

  • Comeytrowe · 1.7 km

    Comeytrowe is a south western suburb of Taunton and former civil parish, now in the parish Taunton in the county Somerset, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 5,463. The parish included the area Galmington.

  • Poundisford Park · 2.0 km

    Poundisford Park north of Pitminster, Somerset, England is an English country house that typifies progressive housebuilding on the part of the West Country gentry in the mid-16th century. The main house was built for…

  • St George's Church, Fons George · 2.1 km

    The Church of St George is an Anglican church in Taunton, Somerset, England, dating from Saxon times. It is the parish church for Wilton, within the diocese of Bath and Wells, and a Grade II* listed building.

  • Vivary Park · 2.2 km

    Vivary Park is a public open space in Taunton, Somerset, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)