325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Dunster

Ward · E05014359

Ward
Dunster
Parish
Old Cleeve
Council
Somerset
National Park
Exmoor
Region
South West
Country
England
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead
Police
Avon and Somerset

House prices

£499k£249k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £412k -13% +385% -3%
Semi-detached £298k -0.4% +451% +6%
Terraced £238k -6.1% +385% -4%
Flat £159k +0.9% +368% -34%

Median sale prices in Dunster from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School 3.4 mi — — —
West Somerset College 4.8 mi Non-sel 41.2 33%
Minehead Middle School 5.3 mi — — —

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £969
1 bed £658
2 bed £869
3 bed £1,081
4+ bed £1,551

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 4,294
Violence & sexual offences 1,790
Burglary 169
Anti-social behaviour 581

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
WEST SOMERSET HEALTHCARE GP practice 4.4 mi
DUNSTER & PORLOCK SURGERIES GP practice 5.6 mi
MINEHEAD MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 7.2 mi
LISTER HOUSE PARTNERSHIP GP practice 11.9 mi
EXMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 13.1 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Washford (West Somerset Railway) Metro/tram 2.1 mi
Washford (West Somerset Railway) Metro/tram 2.1 mi
Blue Anchor (West Somerset Railway) Metro/tram 4.7 mi
Blue Anchor (West Somerset Railway) Metro/tram 4.7 mi
Watchet (West Somerset Railway) Metro/tram 4.8 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 94.2%
Gigabit 72.0%
Full fibre (FTTP) 70.8%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 73.7%
Indoor voice (all) 83.0%
5G outdoor (any) 89.6%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Dunster
average (lo–hi)
Overall31% (20–54)
Income52% (24–86)
Employment49% (25–73)
Education35% (19–61)
Health57% (24–87)
Crime69% (19–92)
Housing & services4% (0–20)
Living environment17% (1–83)

Your MP

Rachel Gilmour MP

Liberal Democrat

Tiverton and Minehead

rachel.gilmour.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.7 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.6 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.6 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Golsoncott Cottage and Detached Privy, One Metre South II 0.05 mi
Higher Golsoncott II 0.05 mi
Building at Rear of Higher Golsoncott II 0.08 mi
Golsoncott House II 0.6 mi
Manor Mills II 0.7 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 22,541
Total registered 24,215
Dormant 519
New (last year) 2,662
New (last 5 years) 9,126

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 5
PM10 9
NO₂ 3
NOₓ 4

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 3
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian —
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 4,582,000,000
Cars & taxis 3,508,500,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 3

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Blue Anchor West 4.7 mi
Dunster Beach 6.4 mi
Minehead Terminus 7.1 mi
Porlock Weir 14.3 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,096

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 10.1%
Aged 16–64 57.4%
Aged 65+ 32.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 98.7%
Asian 0.3%
Black 0.2%
Mixed 0.8%
Other 0.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 77.9%
Social rented 7.2%
Private rented 14.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 59.3%
Semi-detached 29.1%
Terraced 8.3%
Flat / maisonette 1.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 6.4%
1 car or van 38.0%
2+ cars or vans 55.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 55.8%
Unemployed 2.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.6%
Degree or above 41.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 67.0%
Smoking prevalence 11.3%
Infant mortality 2.8

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.