Affluence in TA2 8DP
How TA2 8DP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,229 (2024)
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How well off TA2 8DP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TA2 8DP area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Income6.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Employment8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
77.6% of adults in the TA2 8DP area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 9.3% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
42.6% of adults in the TA2 8DP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
35.9% of adults in the TA2 8DP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 7.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TA2 8DP (Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield) (about 2,229 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.