Housing in TA6 3AY
What the homes in TA6 3AY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridgwater Town
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,455 (2024)
TA6 3AYBridgwater
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.6%). Flats make up 63.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43% of households in the TA6 3AY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 14.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned43%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented46.5%20.5%
- Social rented9.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 53.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.2%). 13.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TA6 3AY (Bridgwater Town) (about 2,455 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.