Affluence in TA4 3BP
How TA4 3BP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
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How well off TA4 3BP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TA4 3BP area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Employment5.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Income6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Crime8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
47.5% of adults in the TA4 3BP area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 36.7% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.7% of adults in the TA4 3BP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
33.1% of adults in the TA4 3BP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TA4 3BP (Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke) (about 1,478 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.