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TA2 postcode area · Taunton

The TA2 postcode district covers Taunton and spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Somerset. Area Scores range from 13 to 72 across them. Every full TA2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the TA2 district: Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield scores 73 out of 100 (#1,876 of 6,856 nationally) while Taunton Holway & Lambrook sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 59 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £235,000 in Taunton Pyrland & Priorswood to £360,250 in Ruishton & North Curry.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,844a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied65%

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 TA2 district

£268,725median home sold over the past year · +22.1% over 5 years · +0.4% over the year · 488 sales
Detached£390,000
Semi-detached£269,975
Terraced£239,975
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 Halcon & Monkton HeathfieldSomerset 1,87673 £279,000
Taunton Rowbarton & KingstonSomerset 2,23367 £318,500
Bishop's Hull & Norton FitzwarrenSomerset 2,65161 £264,000
Ruishton & North CurrySomerset 2,98056 £360,250
Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St LukeSomerset 2,98756 £285,000
Stockmoor & North PethertonSomerset 3,17954 £288,475
Taunton North TownSomerset 3,52848 £240,000
Taunton Pyrland & PriorswoodSomerset 5,67417 £235,000
Taunton Holway & LambrookSomerset 5,95513 £250,000

People living in TA2 Census 2021

Residents82,315
Median age (est.)42
Density357per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 17%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · 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 TA2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TA2 district.

Taunton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TA2.

TA1 TA5 TA3 TA6 TA7 TA21 TA4 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.