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TA1 9JL area guide

Who lives in TA1 9JL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Taunton North Town
Council: Somerset
Region: South West
Neighbourhood population: 1,569 (2024)

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At a glance

What TA1 9JL is like

TA1 9JL is a postcode in the Taunton North Town area of Somerset. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,569 people. 71.4% of households own their home, 22.5% rent privately and 4.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 61.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How TA1 9JL compares

Headline figures for TA1 9JL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

91%

Rated good or better across 11 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£48,682

Average annual income before tax, higher than 38% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TA1 9JL differs most from the national average.

01
Well-rated schoolsPositive
91% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
71.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

TA1 9JL FAQs

Is TA1 9JL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 91% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is TA1 9JL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around TA1 9JL, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in TA1 9JL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.4% of residents. 71.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (55.8%).

Which council covers TA1 9JL?

The local authority for TA1 9JL is Somerset.

TA1 9JL comes under Somerset in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TA1 9JL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Taunton Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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