Housing in TA21 8PH
What the homes in TA21 8PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wellington North
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,326 (2024)
TA21 8PHWellington
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.4%). Flats make up 42.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
41.2% of households in the TA21 8PH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 26.1% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented38.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.9% 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 66 or over (23.7%). 19.5% 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 TA21 8PH (Wellington North) (about 1,326 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.