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Somerset West and Taunton 001A

Neighbourhood

North west Somerset. 1,718 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Somerset West and Taunton 001A is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
29.2
Joint 8,659th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£266,125
13,150th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,760
Joint 11,202nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Somerset West and Taunton 001A compares

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

Somerset West and Taunton 001AMiddle
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 001A is 29.2.
29.2joint 45th 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 001A is £266,125.
£266,125120th cheapest
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 001A is 1,760.
1,760111th most 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 001A is 94.4%.
94.4%joint 111th highest

Is Somerset West and Taunton 001A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Somerset West and Taunton 001A at a rate of 80.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 104.5 per 1,000 people across Minehead Town.

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

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Somerset West and Taunton 001A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (66), other crime (21) and anti-social behaviour (19).

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 001A 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 001A in brief

Somerset West and Taunton 001A has a deprivation score of 29.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Somerset West and Taunton 001A was £266,125 in 2025.

Somerset West and Taunton 001A had 1,760 usual residents at the census.

In Somerset West and Taunton 001A, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.