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Housing in TA4 3FF

What the homes in TA4 3FF 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
1,934 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (51.2%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TA4 3FFEngland
Detached51.2%22.9%
Semi-detached32.3%31.5%
Terraced14.4%23%
Purpose-built flat1.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.5% of households in the TA4 3FF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.8% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

TA4 3FF
79%
16%
England
  • Owned79.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TA4 3FFEngland
Owned outright46.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TA4 3FFEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.4%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.

TA4 3FFEngland
Living alone, under 669.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 3FF (Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke) (about 1,934 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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