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Housing in TA5 2JY

What the homes in TA5 2JY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cannington, Combwich & Nether Stowey
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,220 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.8%). Flats make up 7.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TA5 2JYEngland
Detached15.6%22.9%
Semi-detached36.8%31.5%
Terraced33.3%23%
Purpose-built flat4.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home6.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.1% of households in the TA5 2JY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.7% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

TA5 2JY
64%
14%
21%
England
  • Owned64.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented14.2%20.5%
  • Social rented20.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TA5 2JYEngland
Owned outright41.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council14.4%8.3%
From a housing association6.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TA5 2JYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.2%). 18.6% of households include dependent children.

TA5 2JYEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.2%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 TA5 2JY (Cannington, Combwich & Nether Stowey) (about 1,220 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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