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TA1 postcode area · Taunton

The TA1 postcode district covers Taunton and spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Somerset. Area Scores range from 13 to 95 across them. Every full TA1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The TA1 district contains both ends of the scale: Taunton Galmington & Trull at 96 out of 100 (#279 of 6,856 in England) against Taunton Holway & Lambrook at 13, an 83-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £240,000 in Taunton North Town to £375,000 in Williton, Quantock & Stogursey.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,309a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TA1 district

£270,000median home sold over the past year · +25.6% over 5 years · +5.9% over the year · 614 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£280,000
Terraced£236,000
Flat£145,000
Somerset£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Taunton Galmington & TrullSomerset 27996 £362,500
Taunton Halcon & Monkton HeathfieldSomerset 1,87673 £279,000
Dowslands & BlackdownSomerset 2,03470 £347,500
Bishop's Hull & Norton FitzwarrenSomerset 2,65161 £264,000
Ruishton & North CurrySomerset 2,98056 £360,250
Taunton North TownSomerset 3,52848 £240,000
Taunton WiltonSomerset 3,83044 £245,000
Williton, Quantock & StogurseySomerset 4,32437 £375,000
Taunton Holway & LambrookSomerset 5,95513 £250,000

People living in TA1 Census 2021

Residents81,266
Median age (est.)45
Density179per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above34%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · 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.

Towns & places in TA1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TA1 district.

Taunton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TA1.

TA2 TA3 TA5 TA21 TA6 TA4 TA7 TA19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.