City Profile • Local Authority
Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton is a local authority district comprising 11 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £312k, reflecting a downward trend of 2.8% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 83 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
159,259
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
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Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Somerset West and Taunton authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English90.5%
White: Other White4.4%
Other Asian0.7%
Indian0.7%
White: Irish0.5%
White and Asian0.4%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.4%
50-54 years7.0%
60-64 years6.8%
70-74 years6.8%
65-69 years6.5%
45-49 years5.9%
Top Occupations
Professional18.3%
Skilled trades12.6%
Managers and directors12.4%
Caring and leisure12.4%
Associate professional11.9%
Elementary occupations10.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright39.6%
Owned: Mortgage25.8%
Private rented: Landlord15.9%
Social rented: Council8.0%
Social rented: Other7.2%
Private rented: Other2.5%
Area DNA
family4/10
health4/10
safety5/10
homeown5/10
transit4/10
affluence5/10
diversity6/10
employment6/10
investment2/10