Property market | £308,957 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Exeter (24.1 miles) | |
Broadband | 40.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.6% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 312 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 472 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Yeovil level) | |
Community | Median age is 47.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Somerset, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Avon and Somerset) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (108 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (129 mins) - Paddington (144 mins) - London Waterloo (153 mins) - Vauxhall (167 mins) - Cardiff Central (200 mins) - Birmingham New Street (214 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (310 mins) - Leeds (344 mins) - York (359 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£308,957 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Exeter (24.1 miles) | |
40.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 47.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Somerset, Average for UK | |
Ranked 312 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 472 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Yeovil level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Avon and Somerset) | |
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Knowle St Giles has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Lidl Chard, Tapstone Road, Tesco Chard Superstore, Tesco Ilminster Superstore. Knowle St Giles has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Knowle St Giles has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £486,240, which is up 1.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £308,957 (up 1.2% on last year) , a terraced house £246,334 (down -0.5% on last year) and a flat £148,582. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £644 per month. Property prices in Knowle St Giles are similar to the average property prices across Somerset and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Knowle St Giles, prices have risen at a similar rate compared to the annual average price change seen across the Somerset region.
Property data is based on Somerset level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Knowle St Giles, or click here to browse the longer list of Knowle St Giles property transactions from 2023.
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Knowle St Giles has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Greenfylde Church of England First School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Greenfylde Church of England First School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Holyrood Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
The Redstart Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Chard School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Avishayes Community Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Manor Court Community Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Holyrood Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/10/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Chard | |
Greenfylde Church of England First School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/30/2022) | 62 submissions 87.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ilminster |
The Redstart Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (2/27/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Chard | |
Avishayes Community Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (5/14/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Chard | |
Manor Court Community Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (12/4/2019) | 41 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Chard |
Chard School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | Chard |
School | Type |
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Holyrood Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/10/2013) |
Greenfylde Church of England First School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/30/2022) 62 submissions 87.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
The Redstart Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/27/2020) |
Avishayes Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/14/2015) |
Manor Court Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/4/2019) 41 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Chard School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Knowle St Giles | Commute options |
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Crewkerne A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Reading (108 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 129 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Paddington (144 mins - Great Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 162 mins - South Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 167 mins - South Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details |
Axminster A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (138 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Waterloo (181 mins - South Western Railway - £851 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (174 mins - Great Western Railway - £851 monthly fare) View details |
Taunton A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (51 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 104 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 138 mins - Great Western Railway - £1577 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (123 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 131 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (South Somerset) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of South Somerset residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.6% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.3% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.2% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.5% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Yeovil consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.6% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 10.5% | 312 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 20.7% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.7% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 14.5% | |
Routine occupations | 13.7% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.7% | 472 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Somerset is average (49mbps). Knowle St Giles is slower than this, with average download speeds of 40.7mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Yeovil level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 40.7 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 90.7% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.9% |
Crime stats were found at the Avon and Somerset level:
Type | Avon and Somerset | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 82 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 12 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 31 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Knowle St Giles.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Devon and Cornwall | River Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook | Rivers Axe, Coly, Yarty, Umborne Brook and coastal streams from Branscombe to Axmouth |
Wessex | River Parrett, River Isle | Rivers Parrett and Isle and tributaries |
Wessex | River Isle | Chard Reservoir to Donyatt including Sea and the Eames Farm area at Ashwell, Cad Road, Isle Brewers and the Underhill area near Hambridge |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Knowle St Giles, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Keynsham, Somerset Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £475,955 Detached: £783,321 | 64 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 15.1% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Bath, Somerset Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £475,955 Detached: £783,321 | 64 | Primary: 23Secondary: 12 | N/A |
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 12Secondary: 3 | 11.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Clevedon, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 18.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Nailsea, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 9Secondary: 3 | 18.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Portishead, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Winscombe, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: | N/A |
Bristol, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 33Secondary: 10 | N/A |
Mells, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 13.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Shepton Mallet, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Taunton, Somerset Affordability: Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 19Secondary: 10 | 12.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Wedmore, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Montacute, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Ilminster, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Axbridge, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Knowle St Giles, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Keynsham, Somerset Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £475,955 Detached: £783,321 | 64 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
Bath, Somerset Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £475,955 Detached: £783,321 | 64 | Primary: 23Secondary: 12 |
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 12Secondary: 3 |
Clevedon, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Nailsea, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 9Secondary: 3 |
Portishead, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Winscombe, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Bristol, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £349,326 Detached: £540,940 | 70 | Primary: 33Secondary: 10 |
Mells, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Shepton Mallet, Somerset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Taunton, Somerset Affordability: Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 19Secondary: 10 |
Wedmore, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Montacute, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Ilminster, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Axbridge, Somerset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £308,957 Detached: £486,240 | 82 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
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