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Somerset West and Taunton 009D

Neighbourhood

South Somerset. 1,278 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.6 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Somerset West and Taunton 009D is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
20.6
Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,280
Joint 14,082nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
62.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Somerset West and Taunton 009D compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Somerset West and Taunton 009DMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only339 neighbourhoods, Somerset · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Somerset339 areas from 2.7 to 59.5. The middle area is 17.6. Somerset West and Taunton 009D is 20.6.
20.6joint 119th most deprived
Median sale price329 neighbourhoods, Somerset · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Somerset329 areas from £112,000 to £710,000. The middle area is £287,500. Somerset West and Taunton 009D is £300,000.
£300,000joint 140th most expensive
Population339 neighbourhoods, Somerset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Somerset339 areas from 1,048 to 2,807. The middle area is 1,598. Somerset West and Taunton 009D is 1,280.
1,280joint 35th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage339 neighbourhoods, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Somerset339 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.8%. Somerset West and Taunton 009D is 62.5%.
62.5%72nd lowest

Is Somerset West and Taunton 009D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Somerset West and Taunton 009D at a rate of 85.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.9 per 1,000 people across Ruishton & North Curry.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Somerset West and Taunton 009D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (40), other crime (30) and criminal damage and arson (12).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Somerset and not Somerset West and Taunton 009D alone. See Somerset

Average house price
£282,498
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
590,972
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Somerset West and Taunton 009D in brief

Somerset West and Taunton 009D has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 009D was £300,000 in 2025.

Somerset West and Taunton 009D had 1,280 usual residents at the census.

In Somerset West and Taunton 009D, 62.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.