Housing in TA3 6BX
What the homes in TA3 6BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruishton & North Curry
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,875 (2024)
TA3 6BXTaunton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (56%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
77.8% of households in the TA3 6BX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 50% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented12.7%20.5%
- Social rented8.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (19.1%). 21% 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 TA3 6BX (Ruishton & North Curry) (about 1,875 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.