Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BA4 5BU is primarily male, with 57.5% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.8%	42.5%	-3.3%	51.0%	-8.5%
Male	54.2%	57.5%	3.3%	49.0%	8.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BA4 5BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	55.1%	49.8%	-5.3%	37.9%	11.9%
Married: Opposite sex	22.8%	27%	4.2%	44.2%	-17.2%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.9%	2.4%	-3.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	11.8%	18%	6.2%	9.1%	8.9%
Widowed	3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%	6.1%	-3.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.5%	45.5%	7.0%	48.4%	-2.9%
Good health	46.5%	38%	-8.5%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	11.9%	13.8%	1.9%	12.7%	1.1%
Bad health	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.7%	25.9%	8.2%	18.2%	7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	9.3%	-3.3%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.1%	15.9%	-2.2%	13.4%	2.5%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	8.6%	4.3%	5.3%	3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	13.4%	2.0%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	20.9%	21.4%	0.5%	33.8%	-12.4%
Other	15%	5.5%	-9.5%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	94.2%	86.4%	-7.8%	81.4%	5.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Other	0.3%	4.2%	3.9%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66%	60.9%	-5.1%	83.2%	-22.3%
European Union	24.7%	32.2%	7.5%	6.1%	26.1%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.6%	3.3%	0.7%	5.6%	-2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	0.9%	-2.3%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66%	60.5%	-5.5%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	6.7%	10.1%	3.4%	9.8%	0.3%
5-10 Years	12.5%	9.5%	-3.0%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	9.9%	9.5%	-0.4%	2.2%	7.3%
Less than 2 years	4.8%	10.4%	5.6%	1.9%	8.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.2%	76.7%	-27.5%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	8.4%	1.3%	7.1%
Romania	13.2%	0.9%	12.3%
Other EU countries	5.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	15%	13.5%	1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.4%	37.2%	3.2%
Christian	44.9%	46.2%	-1.3%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	1.8%	6.5%	-4.7%
Not answered	10.8%	6.0%	4.8%

Safety

Is Commercial Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commercial Road was 189.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 133.4% higher than the Shepton Mallet average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Commercial Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 112.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 10.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BA4 5BU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Commercial Road are based on 45 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Somerset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for BA4 5BU

Average Price
£212,685

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£69,571

Detached
£306,562

Flats/Maisonettes
£165,105

Other
£213,174

Estimated Average Property Prices for Commercial Road

Average Price
£203,137

Semi-Detached
£212,901

Terraced
£221,942

Detached
£308,184

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,933

Other
£224,985

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Commercial Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
The Shrubbery Hotel, 17 Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Other, an established residential building	£30,000	2024-03-19	£30,287
23 Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Other, an established residential building	£450,000	2023-02-21	£430,514
23 Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Other, an established residential building	£220,000	2019-03-01	£253,333
19 Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Other, an established residential building	£287,500	2019-01-24	£325,925
3 Commercial Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Other, an established residential building	£67,000	2017-05-12	£78,002

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BA4 5BU

Employment

BA4 5BU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	143
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	21
Other	15
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Student (economically inactive)	5

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	37
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	25
Construction	17
Administrative and support service activities	15
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	5
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School Paul Street , BA4 5LA	3out of 4	289 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery Waterloo Road , BA4 5HE	3out of 4	419 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bowlish Infant School Bowlish , BA4 5JQ	3out of 4	801 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Croscombe Church of England Primary School Long Street , Croscombe BA5 3QL	3out of 4	2,899 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Chelynch Park , BA4 4PL	3out of 4	3,229 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitstone Charlton Road , BA4 5PF	3out of 4	584 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mendip School Edmund Rack Road , Prestleigh BA4 4FZ	3out of 4	4,495 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mughal Empire	2 Commercial Road	23 yd
Sweet 11 Ltd	16 High Street	62 yd
The Lounge	Club Lounge, 29 High Street	63 yd
The Hive	41 High Street	81 yd
The Cheeky Bean	12-12A Market Place	133 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Shrubbery Hotel	17 Commercial Road	42 yd
Rosemary	19 High Street	70 yd
Pillars 501	Unit 1, 3 Market Place	152 yd
The Victoria Inn	Victoria Inn, Board Cross	236 yd
The Kings Arms	Garston Street	418 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sunrise Chinese Takeaway	6 Commercial Road	28 yd
Hong Kong Garden	14 High Street	65 yd
Shepton Mallet Kebab House	45 High Street	83 yd
Domino's Pizza	8 High Street	84 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	Townsend	171 yd
Tesco	1 Townsend Shopping Park, Townsend	400 yd
The Co-operative Shepton	Co Operative, Whitstone Road	1,022 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Pauls Junior School PAUL STREET	grass pitches	172 yd
Revolution Health And Fitness (Closed) THE AMULET THE AMULET MARKET PLACE	health and fitness suite	178 yd
Shepton Mallet Tennis Club (Closed) Charlton Road	tennis courts	369 yd
Shepton Mallet Lido ANGLO TRADING ESTATE	swimming pool	397 yd
Collett Park Recreation Ground COLLETT PARK COLLETT PARK PARK ROAD	grass pitches	468 yd
Whitstone School Charlton Road	grass pitches	474 yd
Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre 11-13 11-13 CHARLTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	720 yd
Shepton Mallet Football Club OLD WELLS ROAD	grass pitches	1,002 yd
West Shepton Playing Fields Old Wells Road	grass pitches	1,091 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	62.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	20.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	12.5%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.93 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.93 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30.02 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.