West Quantoxhead
West Quantoxhead is a village in Somerset, England, with a population of around 343. There is around 1 restaurant or café and 1 bus stop, with Williton railway station 2.3km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the West Quantoxhead area — all from official UK open data.
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 208th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% 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 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°CClear
- Today: 22° / 10° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:36
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026
- Other theft1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Williton and Watchet · Avon And Somerset
Local policing priorities
- Interact with youths who cause ASB and find ways to distract and remove them from ASB problems in the community.
- Intelligence-led policing to tackle illegal vehicles on the road, such as no tax, insurance or licence.
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
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Williton (2.3 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£281,571 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Somerset · to 2026-06
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
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Bicknoller Village Hall (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- 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
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)
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
- 20 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
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat
Tiverton and Minehead
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
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
- Parks & greens36
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
28,445 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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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
3% low-carbon electricity
Gas 97% · Wind 3%
383 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 Tiverton and Minehead:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership414 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership312 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office310 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s276 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases259 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Church of St Etheldreda, West Quantoxhead · 0.6 kmThe Church of St Etheldreda, also known as the Church of St Audries, is a Church of England parish church in West Quantoxhead, Somerset, England. Designed by John Norton, it was built in 1854-56 and is a Grade II* lis…
West Quantoxhead · 0.6 kmWest Quantoxhead (St Audries) is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the route of the Coleridge Way and on the A39 road at the foot of the Quantock Hills, 3 miles (5 km) from East Quantox…
St Audries Park · 0.7 kmSt Audries Park Manor house at West Quantoxhead in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, England, was the manor house of the Acland family. It was rebuilt on the site of an earlier house, between 1835 and 1870 and has had a…
Bicknoller · 2.0 kmBicknoller is a village and civil parish on the western slopes of the Quantock Hills in the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlets of Culverhays, Halsway, Newton and Woolston. At the 2021 census,…
Williton · 2.3 kmWilliton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Watchet, and 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Taunton, its post town. As well as the village itself, the parish a…
- Williton Rural District · 2.3 km
Williton was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Quantoxhead?
- West Quantoxhead is a town in Somerset, England, in the Somerset local authority.
- What is the population of West Quantoxhead?
- West Quantoxhead has an approximate settlement population of 343.