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Housing in TA2 7BJ

What the homes in TA2 7BJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Taunton Pyrland & Priorswood
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,391 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.4%). Flats make up 27.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

TA2 7BJEngland
Detached6.8%22.9%
Semi-detached48.4%31.5%
Terraced17.4%23%
Purpose-built flat26.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.4% of households in the TA2 7BJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.

TA2 7BJ
39%
51%
England
  • Owned39.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.6%20.5%
  • Social rented50.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TA2 7BJEngland
Owned outright20.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council47.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TA2 7BJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.1%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

TA2 7BJEngland
Living alone, under 6617%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 TA2 7BJ (Taunton Pyrland & Priorswood) (about 1,391 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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