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Housing in BA3 5TH

What the homes in BA3 5TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,351 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.2%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BA3 5THEngland
Detached27.6%22.9%
Semi-detached30.2%31.5%
Terraced28.8%23%
Purpose-built flat11.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.1% of households in the BA3 5TH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

BA3 5TH
58%
13%
28%
England
  • Owned58.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented12.6%20.5%
  • Social rented27.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA3 5THEngland
Owned outright32%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council7.3%8.3%
From a housing association20.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA3 5THEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.1%). 27.4% of households include dependent children.

BA3 5THEngland
Living alone, under 6615.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Somerset

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Somerset (August 2026, +6.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SomersetEngland
All homes£1,016£1,459
One bedroom£692£1,195
Two bedrooms£913£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,135£1,489
Four or more£1,619£2,161
Detached£1,392£1,640
Semi-detached£1,097£1,449
Terraced£1,016£1,435
Flat or maisonette£788£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BA3 5TH (Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury) (about 1,351 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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