Taunton Wilton

Somerset · South West · population 8,689 · 5 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,830 of 6,856 in England
  • #490 of 710 in South West
  • #50 of 71 in Somerset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,669
Median age (est.)47
Density2,849per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above39%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 15%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 48%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 48%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 37% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 Wilton is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,830 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #50 of 71 in Somerset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (73) and lowest on Employment (34). Typical homes here sold for about £245,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 167 sales), 14% below the wider Somerset median of £285,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,800 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,079 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 190 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 48 · #3,563
Employment 34 · #4,516
Education 61 · #2,685
Health 35 · #4,454
Crime 41 · #4,036
Housing & access 73 · #1,842
Living environment 46 · #3,727

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · +6.5% yr · n=167
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,000167+6.5%+2.1%
Detached£454,00034+3.2%-3.4%
Semi-detached£279,00018-2.1%+5.0%
Terraced£244,62550+7.3%+25.4%
Flat£140,00065-22.2%+1.4%
This area£245,000
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)£38,079±£5,532 · #4,015 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,251
Price-to-income ?6.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

190 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,647 offences
Somerset79
South West71
England83

Rank #6,147 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences735
Theft416
Burglary54
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson101
Public order & weapons244
Drugs17
Robbery33
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 341 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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