South Street, Taunton, TA1 3AF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding TA1 3AF has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.1% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	56.1%	5.0%	51.0%	5.1%
Male	48.9%	43.9%	-5.0%	49.0%	-5.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.2%	41.6%	-0.6%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	37%	43.4%	6.4%	44.2%	-0.8%
Separated	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	12.8%	8.6%	-4.2%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	4.3%	4.1%	-0.2%	6.1%	-2.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.2%	50.9%	-1.3%	48.4%	2.5%
Good health	32.7%	32.9%	0.2%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	11.4%	12.5%	1.1%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	2.6%	2.1%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	1.2%	0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.9%	10.6%	-9.3%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	9.2%	-3.1%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.4%	21.2%	0.8%	13.4%	7.8%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	5.5%	2.7%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	16.1%	5.2%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	31.3%	34.1%	2.8%	33.8%	0.3%
Other	2.4%	3.2%	0.8%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Indian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	3.1%	-1.7%
Other Asian	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	96.7%	93%	-3.7%	81.4%	11.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.2%	88%	-3.2%	83.2%	4.8%
European Union	4.4%	5.2%	0.8%	6.1%	-0.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	4.1%	3.4%	5.6%	-1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.1%	88.6%	-1.5%	83.2%	5.4%
10+ Years	0.4%	6.6%	6.2%	9.8%	-3.2%
5-10 Years	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	5.1%	1.4%	-3.7%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.7%	76.7%	-4.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	21.1%	13.5%	7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.9%	37.2%	7.7%
Christian	47.4%	46.2%	1.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	1.4%	6.5%	-5.1%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is South Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around South Street was 79.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.7% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

South Street has the 56th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West and the 577th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in TA1 3AF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on South Street are based on 467 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Somerset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for South Street, Taunton, TA1 3AF

Estimated Average Property Prices for TA1 3AF

Average Price
£226,257

Semi-Detached
£270,534

Terraced
£223,094

Detached
£463,110

Flats/Maisonettes
£125,250

Other
£137,646

Estimated Average Property Prices for South Street

Average Price
£248,055

Semi-Detached
£328,166

Terraced
£246,332

Detached
£405,662

Flats/Maisonettes
£194,656

Other
£706,607

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on South Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
62 South Street, Taunton, Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£107,500	2024-06-28	£113,797
42 South Street, Taunton, Somerset Other, an established residential building	£139,687	2023-06-12	£138,521
62 South Street, Taunton, Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£180,500	2022-05-31	£188,265
60 South Street, Taunton, Somerset Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2021-03-12	£214,324
78 South Street, Taunton, Somerset Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2019-08-29	£266,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TA1 3AF

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	26
Self-Employed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Looking after home or family	11
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Education	25
Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School South Street , TA1 3AF	1out of 4	51 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James Church School Cranmer Road , TA1 1XU	3out of 4	441 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School The Mount , TA1 3NR	3out of 4	445 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holway Park Community Primary School Shakespeare Avenue , TA1 2JA	2out of 4	1,080 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Town Academy Staplegrove Road , TA1 1DF	3out of 4	1,247 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Fox's School Bishop Fox Drive , TA1 3HQ	3out of 4	984 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Castle School Wellington Road , TA1 5AU	4out of 4	1,877 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Taunton Academy Cheddon Road , TA2 7QP	2out of 4	3,015 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heathfield Community School School Road , Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PD	4out of 4	3,489 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Huish College South Road , TA1 3DZ	- not rated	734 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Silver Bridge School 54 Silver Street , Taunton TA1 3DL	- not rated	264 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College Taunton South Road , TA1 3LA	- not rated	393 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Taunton Deane Partnership College Byron Road , TA1 2JD	3out of 4	821 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sky Academy Pickeridge Close , TA2 7HW	- not rated	1,888 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Taunton School Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AD	- not rated	2,228 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Canton Takeaway	113 East Reach	247 yd
Chopsticks Asian Food	132 East Reach	252 yd
The Hub Cafe	Victoria House, Victoria Street	272 yd
7 Days	23 East Reach	281 yd
Taunton Nuffield Fitness & Wellbeing	153-156 East Reach	309 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Racehorse Inn	The Flat, The Racehorse Inn, 157 East Reach	359 yd
Victoria Gate	51-52 East Reach	391 yd
Molly Malones	Tancred Street	454 yd
The Somerset Inn	Somerset Inn, 46 Alfred Street	522 yd
The Flying Horse	123 Wordsworth Drive	548 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Master's Grill Kebab House	112 East Reach	233 yd
China Town	13a East Reach	235 yd
Pizza King	26 East Reach	273 yd
The Golden Castle Takeaway	39 East Reach	282 yd
Marmaris Kebab End Pizza	29 East Reach	283 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Stores Limited	30-33 East Reach	282 yd
Sainsbury's	Billet Street	476 yd
Marks & Spencer	The County, East Street	630 yd
Tesco Stores Limited	54 - 55 High Street	842 yd
Iceland	59 High Street	849 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elect Fitness (Closed) Viney Street	health and fitness suite	303 yd
Nuffield Health (Taunton) 153-156 153-156 EAST REACH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	338 yd
Kings College Astroturf Pitch (Closed) Kings House Kings House South Road	artificial grass pitch	360 yd
King'S College KINGS COLLEGE KINGS COLLEGE SOUTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	487 yd
St Georges Catholic School The Mount	grass pitches, swimming pool	502 yd
Victoria Park Playing Fields MITRE COURT	grass pitches	607 yd
Richard Huish College SOUTH ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	660 yd
Taunton Town Football Club WORDSWORTH DRIVE	grass pitches	700 yd
Taunton Deane Cricket Club THE CONVENT THE CONVENT MOUNT STREET	grass pitches	732 yd
Ymca (Taunton) LISIEUX WAY	artificial grass pitch, squash courts	740 yd

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	42.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	33.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	73.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	86.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	318.88 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	318.88 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.95 Mbit/s

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

Overview of TA1 3AF