North Street is in Taunton and in Taunton Deane district. TA1 1LW is located in the Victoria electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Taunton Deane. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about North Street, Taunton, TA1 1LW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: TA1 1SQ, TA1 1SF, TA1 1LH, TA1 1JH, TA1 1UQ, TA1 1LX, TA1 1JR, TA1 1UG, TA1 1SA.

North Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on North Street are based on 134 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Taunton Deane.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for TA1 1LW

Average Price
£509,554
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£663,110
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£142,683
Other
£620,498

Estimated Average Property Prices for North Street

Average Price
£534,210
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on North Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
36 North Street, Taunton, Somerset
Other, an established residential building 		£305,0002022-01-31 £305,000
5 Post Office Apartments, 38 North Street, Taunton, Somerset
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£130,0002021-06-23 £140,386
33 North Street, Taunton, Somerset
Terraced, an established residential building 		£625,0002018-10-31 £774,580
36 North Street, Taunton, Somerset
Other, an established residential building 		£631,0002016-05-17 £778,977
2 Post Office Apartments, 38 North Street, Taunton, Somerset
Other, an established residential building 		£600,0002014-09-26 £777,517

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4North Town Academy
Staplegrove Road, TA1 1DF 		373 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St George's Catholic School
The Mount, TA1 3NR 		742 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James Church School
Cranmer Road, TA1 1XU 		824 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
South Street, TA1 3AF 		871 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Andrew's Church School
Grove Terrace, TA2 6HA 		927 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Castle School
Wellington Road, TA1 5AU 		1,044 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive, TA1 3HQ 		1,596 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road, TA2 7QP 		2,592 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Heathfield Community School
School Road, Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PD 		3,852 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedRichard Huish College
South Road, TA1 3DZ 		1,425 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSilver Bridge School
54 Silver Street, Taunton TA1 3DL 		842 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's College Taunton
South Road, TA1 3LA 		959 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTaunton School
Staplegrove Road, TA2 6AD 		1,417 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTaunton Preparatory School
Staplegrove Road, TA2 6AE 		1,417 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Taunton Deane Partnership College
Byron Road, TA1 2JD 		1,699 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hubbox TauntonRear First And Second Floor, 27 North Street1 yd
Ask Italian38 North Street1 yd
Coffee # 132 North Street1 yd
MamboMill Lane60 yd
Papa's Taste50 North Street82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
HideoutCastle Green187 yd
Mackenzie'sCastle Green219 yd
WildwoodMarket House, Fore Street226 yd
Zinc Taunton4 Bridge Street227 yd
Cosy Club TauntonHunts Court240 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Greggs PlcGreggs, 8A North Street89 yd
Snappy Sups3 Riverside Place, St James Street95 yd
Tuck O Land29b Bridge Street278 yd
Grillet19 Bridge Street278 yd
Loafers Sandwich Bar10 Bath Place313 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland59 High Street333 yd
Marks & SpencerThe County, East Street335 yd
Tesco Stores Limited54 - 55 High Street386 yd
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets LtdDellers Wharf, Priory Bridge Road426 yd
Sainsbury'sBillet Street452 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St James St (Closed)
St. James Street 		swimming pool162 yd
Curves For Women (Taunton) (Closed)
YARDE PLACE 		health and fitness suite258 yd
Activate Fitness
30A 30A BRIDGE STREET 		health and fitness suite268 yd
Academy Personal Fitness Centre (Closed)
St. James Street 		health and fitness suite292 yd
Anytime Fitness (Taunton)
13-14 13-14 ORCHARD 		health and fitness suite331 yd
Somerset County Cricket Club
ST. JAMES STREET 		grass pitches398 yd
Taunton Pool
STATION ROAD 		swimming pool537 yd
Nuffield Health (Taunton)
153-156 153-156 EAST REACH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool542 yd
St Georges Catholic School
The Mount 		grass pitches, swimming pool623 yd
Taunton Bowling Club
FONS GEORGE 		indoor bowls727 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 90.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 80.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed53.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed49.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is North Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2064 crimes were reported near North Street. Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of TA1 1LW.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for North Street, Taunton, TA1 1LW

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in TA1 1LW area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 57% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired93
Full-Time Employee31
Part-Time Employee14
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Looking after home or family5
Self-Employed5
Other4
Unemployed4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1
Student (economically inactive)

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities15
Human health and social work activities14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Administrative and support service activities5
Education5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Manufacturing2
Other2
Transport and storage1
Construction1

People

Gender

Female89
Male88

Partnership Status

Single46
Married: Opposite sex48
Separated9
Divorced30
Widowed33

Health

Very good health62
Good health60
Fair health46
Bad health8
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 23
Degree or Similar 51
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian24
Pakistani2
Other Asian1
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed Other2
White145
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom142
European Union8
Rest of Europe1
Middle East and Asia21
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK142
10+ Years7
5-10 Years5
2-5 Years5
Less than 2 years18

Passport Held

United Kingdom124
Ireland1
Italy1
Portugal3
Romania3
Southern Asia20
South-East Asia1
Oceania2
No passport held22

Religion

No religion44
Christian104
Buddhist1
Hindu12
Muslim3
Other religion1
Not answered9
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