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Postcode · Wincanton

Housing in BA9 9FF

What the homes in BA9 9FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,150 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.1%). Flats make up 33.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

BA9 9FFEngland
Detached8.7%22.9%
Semi-detached36.1%31.5%
Terraced21.4%23%
Purpose-built flat23.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.3% of households in the BA9 9FF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.

BA9 9FF
48%
31%
20%
England
  • Owned48.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented31.2%20.5%
  • Social rented20.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BA9 9FFEngland
Owned outright27%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association15.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BA9 9FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.8%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

BA9 9FFEngland
Living alone, under 6623.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 BA9 9FF (Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne) (about 2,150 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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