Towns and cities in Somerset by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 147 populated places in Somerset, ranked by current population. The largest is Mendip, with 110,000 people.

Every place in Somerset, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Somerset's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds: 533,895 against an official 588,328. The ONS figure above is the one to quote. Why figures differ.

588,328

population of Somerset (ONS, mid-2024)

147

towns & places

Mendip

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Mendip	110,000
2	Taunton	64,621
3	Yeovil	50,176
4	Bridgwater	41,276
5	Frome	26,203
6	Burnham-on-Sea	23,325
7	Chard	14,287
8	Street	12,911
9	Minehead	11,757
10	Wells	11,145
11	Shepton Mallet	10,369
12	Glastonbury	8,932
13	Crewkerne	7,826
14	Ilminster	5,808
15	Wincanton	5,435
16	Cheddar	5,199
17	Highbridge	4,606
18	Martock	4,522
19	Watchet	3,581
20	Castle Cary	3,232
21	North Petherton	3,142
22	South Petherton	3,064
23	Langport	3,063
24	Bruton	2,984
25	Milborne Port	2,802
26	Redlynch	2,674
27	Williton	2,644
28	Wiveliscombe	2,178
29	Ilchester	2,153
30	Woolavington	2,115
31	Chilcompton	2,062
32	Axbridge	2,057
33	Bishops Lydeard	2,040
34	Stoke-sub-Hamdon	2,004
35	Merriott	1,979
36	Puriton	1,968
37	Evercreech	1,845
38	Curry Rivel	1,844
39	Creech Saint Michael	1,795
40	Westonzoyland	1,686
41	Templecombe	1,560
42	Henstridge	1,530
43	Wedmore	1,409
44	Nether Stowey	1,373
45	Brent Knoll	1,271
46	Porlock	1,213
47	West Coker	1,161
48	Huntspill	1,133
49	Milverton	1,112
50	Shipham	1,087
51	Draycott	1,057
52	Dulverton	1,052
53	Rode	1,025
54	Stratton-on-the-Fosse	995
55	Holcombe	947
56	North Curry	926
57	Tintinhull	902
58	Pawlett	892
59	Ashcott	876
60	Beckington	849
61	Nunney	844
62	Stogursey	838
63	Wookey	810
64	Westbury-sub-Mendip	801
65	East Huntspill	782
66	Odcombe	759
67	Winsham	748
68	Haselbury Plucknett	744
69	Mark	741
70	Oakhill	739
71	Blackford	736
72	Stoke St Michael	731
73	Ilton	727
74	Middlezoy	725
75	Butleigh	712
76	Henlade	700
77	Carhampton	687
78	West Pennard	670
79	Pilton	646
80	Othery	642
81	Kingsbury Episcopi	641
82	North Cadbury	638
83	Mells	638
84	East Brent	628
85	Lympsham	618
86	Fivehead	609
87	Croscombe	603
88	Washford	601
89	Edingworth	600
90	West Chinnock	592
91	Queen Camel	574
92	Chilthorne Domer	574
93	Lower Vagg	574
94	Cossington	564
95	Norton St Philip	556
96	Shapwick	536
97	Langford Budville	535
98	Montacute	533
99	Marston Magna	523
100	Baltonsborough	523
101	Henton	501
102	East Chinnock	479
103	Sparkford	460
104	West Camel	459
105	Hinton St George	442
106	Batcombe	439
107	Cocklake	419
108	Stogumber	414
109	Dunster	408
110	Chedzoy	404
111	High Ham	398
112	Kingston St Mary	393
113	Rooks Bridge	389
114	Buckland Dinham	381
115	Theale	377
116	Bicknoller	371
117	Ditcheat	370
118	Seavington st. Mary	361
119	North Newton	355
120	Compton Dundon	354
121	Dundon	351
122	West Quantoxhead	343
123	Chapel Allerton	340
124	Cross	337
125	Long Load	332
126	Lower Weare	325
127	Spaxton	321
128	Hatch Beauchamp	317
129	Stoney Stratton	311
130	Curry Mallet	306
131	Kingsdon	303
132	Dowlish Wake	293
133	Rodney Stoke	269
134	Wootton Courtenay	264
135	Brushford	221
136	Corton Denham	210
137	North Cheriton	208
138	Seavington st. Michael	125
139	Rowberrow	100
140	Star	100
141	Alford	63
142	Cricket St Thomas	50
143	Tynings Farm	25
144	Longbottom	25
145	Charterhouse	25
146	Rowberrow Bottom	20
147	Lopenhead	15

Common questions

What is the population of Somerset?

588,328, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for Somerset. The individual towns listed on this page sum to more than that, because settlement boundaries overlap; the ONS figure is the one to quote for the area as a whole.

What is the largest town in Somerset?

Mendip, with 110,000 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 147 recorded places in Somerset by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.