Match is a national dating site and app for relationship-minded adults of every age, owned by Match Group. Mature Westcountry Singles is for singles over 40 in the South West, and most of our members are 55 or over. Pick Match for the widest pool across the UK; pick us for people of your own generation who live nearby.
Match and Mature Westcountry Singles at a glance
| Mature Westcountry Singles | Match | |
|---|---|---|
| Ages | Over 40s, about two in three aged 55 or over | Adults of all ages |
| Area | The South West of England only | The whole of the UK |
| Who runs it | An independent regional site on the HubPeople platform | Match Group, also behind Tinder and Hinge |
| Finding people | Search by town and distance, plus daily suggestions | Search, browse and suggested matches |
| Verification | Free ID check with a badge, or a video check with a moderator | Photo verification by video selfie, with a badge |
| Messaging | A set number of messages a day as a Classic member, unlimited with VIP | Limited on the basic tier, unlimited with a subscription |
We took these details about Match from its public website and from published reviews in October 2026.
Who you will meet on each
Match has been running since the mid-1990s and is open to adults of any age who want a relationship. That makes it a broad church. Search from Exeter at 62 and you can of course set an age range, but you are still drawing on a membership designed around everyone from their twenties upwards, and the over-60s are one group among many.
Here, people in their late fifties, sixties and seventies are the heart of the site. The 55 to 64 group is our largest, the over-65s come a close second, and there are slightly more women than men overall. Plenty of members are dating again after decades with one person, and the conversations tend to reflect that: grown-up children, grandchildren, retirement plans, the dog that needs walking twice a day.
Dating close to home in the South West
A national site has to treat Penzance and Peterborough the same. That works well in big cities, where a few miles holds thousands of people. Out here it can mean scrolling past profiles from the Midlands to find someone within reach of Bideford or Bridport.
Every member of Mature Westcountry Singles lives in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset or the Bristol and Bath area. You choose your nearest town, and VIP members can search by city and distance. The towns with the most members include Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton and Truro. See mature dating in Bristol or Cornwall for a closer look at who lives where.
Checks you can see on a profile
Match offers photo verification to all members: you record a short video selfie, it is compared with your profile pictures and a badge appears when it matches. That is a good check that someone looks like their photos.
Our verification checks identity. Every member gets a free ID check, which adds a Verified badge, and if you would rather not upload a document you can verify by video with one of our moderators. Behind that sit human moderators, automated checks for suspicious behaviour, a warning when someone tries to move the chat off the site, and instant blocking and reporting. Our safety page explains each one in plain terms.
How each one charges, in plain words
Match and our site both have a basic tier and a paid one. On Match, the basic tier lets you build a profile, browse and send likes, while unlimited messaging comes with a subscription. On Mature Westcountry Singles, Classic members get a limited daily quota of messages, and anything a VIP or VIP Plus member sends them can be opened and answered. VIP adds unlimited messaging, search by city and distance, chat rooms and the list of who likes you; VIP Plus puts your messages and likes first in the queue. The current costs are on our pricing page, and you will find everything else on features.
When Match is the better choice
Match is the sensible choice if you do not live in the South West, because we only cover this region. It also suits you if you are in your thirties or forties and want a big pool of people your age, since our members lean older. If you are keen to travel for the right person, or you want an app from the App Store or Google Play, Match has the edge there too. Our site runs in any browser and can be saved to your home screen like an app.
If you are over 50, settled in the West Country and want someone you could meet for a walk on Saturday, we think we are the better fit. Many people try both, and our comparison of the leading UK sites for people over 50 sets out the wider choice.
Match and Mature Westcountry Singles: your questions
Is Mature Westcountry Singles owned by Match?
No. Match belongs to Match Group. Mature Westcountry Singles is an independent site for the South West, built on the HubPeople platform, with no connection to Match Group.
Is Match good for over 60s?
Match is open to all ages, so over-60s are part of a much wider membership. If you want a site where most people are 55 or over and live locally, ours is built for that.
Can I keep my Match profile and join here too?
Yes. The two are completely separate, and plenty of people use a national site alongside a local one.
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