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Blackmoor Vale at a glance
- House prices
- £275,000
- Middle44th percentile
- Schools
- 60th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 60.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle57th percentile
- Flood risk
- 8.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle65th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Blackmoor Vale a good place to live?
Blackmoor Vale has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Somerset below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Blackmoor Vale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 60.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 57th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Blackmoor Vale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £275,000
- Percentile
- 44th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 95 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Blackmoor Vale
Schools
60th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Blackmoor Vale
Flood risk
8.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 7.1% of the area. That is the 65th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Blackmoor Vale
Transport
25th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Blackmoor Vale a good place to live?
Blackmoor Vale has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Blackmoor Vale safe?
Blackmoor Vale ranks in the 57th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Blackmoor Vale?
The median sale price was £275,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 44th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Blackmoor Vale?
Schools rank in the 60th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Blackmoor Vale?
Nearby public profiles include Lydeard in Somerset and Cannington East in Somerset.
