Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Frome East at a glance
- House prices
- £312,500
- Middle55th percentile
- Schools
- 4th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 82nd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 77.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle39th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle68th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Frome East a good place to live?
Frome East may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance 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
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Frome East
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 77.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 39th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Frome East
House prices
- Median sale price
- £312,500
- Percentile
- 55th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 189 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 Frome East
Schools
4th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Frome East
Flood risk
9.5% 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 7.4% of the area. That is the 68th 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 Frome East
Transport
82nd 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 Frome East a good place to live?
Frome East may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Frome East safe?
Frome East ranks in the 39th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Frome East?
The median sale price was £312,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 55th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Frome East?
Schools rank in the 4th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Frome East?
Nearby public profiles include North Petherton in Somerset and Lydeard in Somerset.
