325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Taunton South

Ward · E05014384

Ward
Taunton South
Parish
Taunton
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Country
England
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Police
Avon and Somerset

House prices

£430k£215k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £388k +1.6% +345% -9%
Semi-detached £275k +0.0% +405% -2%
Terraced £230k -1.3% +405% -7%
Flat £132k -13% +267% -45%

Median sale prices in Taunton South from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Bishop Fox's School 0.4 mi Non-sel 46.9 45%
King's College Taunton 0.7 mi — 35.8 0%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £969
1 bed £658
2 bed £869
3 bed £1,081
4+ bed £1,551

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 4,294
Violence & sexual offences 1,790
Burglary 169
Anti-social behaviour 581

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
WARWICK HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.4 mi
TAUNTON VALE HEALTHCARE GP practice 1.2 mi
ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.4 mi
FRENCH WEIR HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 2.0 mi
COLLEGE WAY SURGERY GP practice 2.4 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Taunton Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Taunton Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Taunton Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Bishops Lydeard (West Somerset Railway) Metro/tram 6.8 mi
Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station Rail station 6.6 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 94.2%
Gigabit 72.0%
Full fibre (FTTP) 70.8%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 73.7%
Indoor voice (all) 83.0%
5G outdoor (any) 89.6%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Taunton South
average (lo–hi)
Overall54% (18–92)
Income51% (23–91)
Employment47% (16–89)
Education48% (18–86)
Health43% (14–87)
Crime47% (2–95)
Housing & services59% (29–81)
Living environment78% (36–93)

Your MP

Gideon Amos MP

Liberal Democrat

Taunton and Wellington

gideon.amos.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Cast Iron Triangular Boundary Post Outside No 47 Shoreditch Road II 0.4 mi
Fullands House II 0.4 mi
Meadow Bank II 0.3 mi
King's College II 0.5 mi
48, South Road II 0.5 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 22,541
Total registered 24,215
Dormant 519
New (last year) 2,662
New (last 5 years) 9,126

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 11
NO₂ 7
NOₓ 9

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian —
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 4,582,000,000
Cars & taxis 3,508,500,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
River Tone at French Weir Park 2.0 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,563

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 13.0%
Aged 16–64 59.9%
Aged 65+ 27.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 96.2%
Asian 1.4%
Black 0.6%
Mixed 0.8%
Other 1.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 81.0%
Social rented 0.7%
Private rented 18.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 52.3%
Semi-detached 24.7%
Terraced 22.0%
Flat / maisonette 1.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 9.3%
1 car or van 42.0%
2+ cars or vans 48.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 59.7%
Unemployed 1.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.3%
Degree or above 33.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 67.0%
Smoking prevalence 11.3%
Infant mortality 2.8

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.