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Housing in TA4 1PD

What the homes in TA4 1PD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,446 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.5%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TA4 1PDEngland
Detached29.7%22.9%
Semi-detached26.8%31.5%
Terraced36.5%23%
Purpose-built flat5.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.8% of households in the TA4 1PD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.6% own outright and 41.2% with a mortgage.

TA4 1PD
70%
20%
England
  • Owned69.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented20.1%20.5%
  • Social rented9.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TA4 1PDEngland
Owned outright28.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TA4 1PDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.3%). 37.3% of households include dependent children.

TA4 1PDEngland
Living alone, under 6612.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 TA4 1PD (Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke) (about 2,446 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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