Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston

Somerset · South West · population 8,367 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

67Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,233 of 6,856 in England
  • #237 of 710 in South West
  • #12 of 71 in Somerset
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,221
Median age (est.)42
Density378per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above36%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,233 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (70) and lowest on Housing & access (44). Typical homes here, about £318,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 124 sales), 12% above the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,400 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,027
Employment 70 · #2,082
Education 50 · #3,412
Health 59 · #2,809
Crime 58 · #2,877
Housing & access 44 · #3,809
Living environment 60 · #2,733

House prices ?

£318,500median (12m) · +1.1% yr · n=124
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£318,500124+1.1%+37.0%
Detached£475,00051+8.3%+19.5%
Semi-detached£295,00031-2.9%+16.4%
Terraced£257,00036-6.4%+42.8%
Flat£133,2506-16.7%+22.8%
This area£318,500
Somerset£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,400±£6,125 · #2,467 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,940
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

76Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 485 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #2,717 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences294
Theft44
Burglary23
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons49
Drugs8
Robbery3
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 66 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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