Housing in TA2 8BP
What the homes in TA2 8BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,229 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (31.7%). Flats make up 6.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64% of households in the TA2 8BP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.9% own outright and 48.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned64%61.3%
- Shared ownership10.4%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented12.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (35.4%). 46.6% 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 8BP (Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield) (about 2,229 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.