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Postcode · Burnham-on-Sea

Housing in TA8 1RB

What the homes in TA8 1RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burnham-on-Sea
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,584 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.1%). Flats make up 18.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

TA8 1RBEngland
Detached16.3%22.9%
Semi-detached33.1%31.5%
Terraced32.3%23%
Purpose-built flat16.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the TA8 1RB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.4% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.

TA8 1RB
64%
13%
23%
England
  • Owned64%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented12.9%20.5%
  • Social rented22.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TA8 1RBEngland
Owned outright41.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council14.5%8.3%
From a housing association8.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TA8 1RBEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (28.1%). 16% of households include dependent children.

TA8 1RBEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over28.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 TA8 1RB (Burnham-on-Sea) (about 1,584 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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