Housing in TA2 6UF
What the homes in TA2 6UF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.7%). Flats make up 7.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
60.3% of households in the TA2 6UF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 26.8% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented22%20.5%
- Social rented14.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.3%). 28.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TA2 6UF (Bishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren) (about 1,440 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.