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TA4 4YN area guide

Who lives in TA4 4YN, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Taunton North Town
Council: Somerset
Region: South West
Neighbourhood population: 1,569 (2024)

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At a glance

What TA4 4YN is like

TA4 4YN is a postcode in the Taunton North Town area of Somerset. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,569 people. 71.4% of households own their home, 22.5% rent privately and 4.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 61.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in TA4 4 sold for a median of £288,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How TA4 4YN compares

Headline figures for TA4 4YN, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£288,000

Median over 44 sales in TA4 4, −8.6% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

91%

Rated good or better across 11 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£48,682

Average annual income before tax, higher than 38% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TA4 4YN differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in TA4 4 is down 8.6% on the year before.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
91% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
71.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

TA4 4YN FAQs

Is TA4 4YN a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 91% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in TA4 4YN?

The median sale price over the last year was £288,000.

Homes in TA4 4 sold for a median of £288,000 across 44 sales in the year to August 2026, −8.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is TA4 4YN safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around TA4 4YN, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in TA4 4YN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.4% of residents. 71.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (55.8%).

Which council covers TA4 4YN?

The local authority for TA4 4YN is Somerset.

TA4 4YN comes under Somerset in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TA4 4YN?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Taunton Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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