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TA5 2ET area guide

Who lives in TA5 2ET, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston
Council: Somerset
Region: South West
Neighbourhood population: 1,412 (2024)

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At a glance

What TA5 2ET is like

TA5 2ET is a postcode in the Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston area of Somerset. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,412 people. 72.3% of households own their home, 15.1% rent privately and 12.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.5% 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 TA5 2 sold for a median of £312,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How TA5 2ET compares

Headline figures for TA5 2ET, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£312,500

Median over 92 sales in TA5 2, +10% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

67%

Rated good or better across 3 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£60,006

Average annual income before tax, higher than 67% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TA5 2ET differs most from the national average.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in TA5 2 is up 10% on the year before.
02
An older population
26.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
72.3% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

TA5 2ET FAQs

Is TA5 2ET a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in TA5 2ET?

The median sale price over the last year was £312,500.

Homes in TA5 2 sold for a median of £312,500 across 92 sales in the year to August 2026, +10% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is TA5 2ET safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around TA5 2ET, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in TA5 2ET?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.4% of residents. 72.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (49.4%).

Which council covers TA5 2ET?

The local authority for TA5 2ET is Somerset.

TA5 2ET comes under Somerset in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TA5 2ET?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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