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Burnham-on-Sea

Middle area

North Somerset. 7,663 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Burnham-on-Sea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£255,000
Joint 2,794th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,780
Joint 3,917th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Burnham-on-Sea

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burnham-on-Sea at a rate of 110.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences325
Anti-social behaviour198
Other crime135
Shoplifting73
Criminal damage and arson61
Burglary17
Vehicle crime17
Robbery14
Drug offences4
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Burnham-on-Sea compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Burnham-on-SeaMiddle
Median sale price71 middle areas, Somerset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from £170,000 to £567,500. The middle area is £290,000. Burnham-on-Sea is £255,000.
£255,00022nd cheapest
Population71 middle areas, Somerset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 5,344 to 11,665. The middle area is 7,865. Burnham-on-Sea is 7,780.
7,78033rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares71 middle areas, Somerset · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. Burnham-on-Sea is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage71 middle areas, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Somerset71 areas from 17.6% to 99.5%. The middle area is 84.0%. Burnham-on-Sea is 92.0%.
92.0%22nd highest

Is Burnham-on-Sea safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burnham-on-Sea at a rate of 110.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burnham-on-Sea.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (325), anti-social behaviour (198) and other crime (135).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Burnham-on-Sea alone. See Somerset

Average house price
£282,498
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Burnham-on-Sea in brief

The median price paid for a home in Burnham-on-Sea was £255,000 in 2025.

Burnham-on-Sea had 7,780 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Burnham-on-Sea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Burnham-on-Sea, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.