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Housing in TA1 1AN

What the homes in TA1 1AN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Taunton North Town
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,415 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40%). Flats make up 40.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

TA1 1ANEngland
Detached7.2%22.9%
Semi-detached34.1%31.5%
Terraced18.3%23%
Purpose-built flat40%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.1% of households in the TA1 1AN area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.7% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

TA1 1AN
54%
31%
13%
England
  • Owned54.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented30.7%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TA1 1ANEngland
Owned outright27.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association12%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TA1 1ANEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.

TA1 1ANEngland
Living alone, under 6625%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.9%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 TA1 1AN (Taunton North Town) (about 2,415 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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