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Mendip · Bath and North East Somerset

Mendip: your neighbourhood

Mendip electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 19% across Bath and North East Somerset (9.5 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.6% here, compared with 13.7% across Bath and North East Somerset (3.2 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 22.5% here, compared with 19.4% across Bath and North East Somerset (3.1 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

676 out of 3,002.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

131 out of 2,999.

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People counted in the census

3,001

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,001 out of 3,001.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

42%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,037 out of 2,467.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.5%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

499 out of 1,202.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.6%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

127 out of 1,202.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35.9%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

886 out of 2,465.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.6%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,544 out of 2,465.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

50 out of 2,465.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.7%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

314 out of 2,467.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

118 out of 1,201.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

621 out of 2,465.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

146 out of 1,201.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Mendip

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

35 out of 2,465.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Mendip ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

108 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 108 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Mendip ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 5 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Mendip
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202450
October 2024120
November 202491
December 2024102
January 202592
February 2025121
March 2025120
April 202590
May 202531
June 2025121
July 202554
August 2025101
September 202570
October 202592
November 202560
December 202590
January 2026101
February 2026121
March 202662
April 2026153
May 2026102
June 2026111
July 202664
August 202672
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Mendip
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime53
other theft15
burglary11
criminal damage arson10
other crime5
vehicle crime5
public order5
drugs1
possession of weapons1
shoplifting1
bicycle theft1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary: Due to a change in IT systems there are known issues with crime and outcome data since October 2015 as latitude and longitude information is missing from approximately 2000 crimes each month. The force will be working to rectify this and provide the missing data over the coming months.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Bath and North East Somerset →