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Taunton East

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Central Somerset. About 12,307 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Taunton East, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,010
1,597th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.8%
1,396th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Taunton East compares

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

Taunton EastMiddle
Population55 wards, Somerset · 2021
Population: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 7,922 to 13,128. The middle area is 10,418. Taunton East is 12,010.
12,0107th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage55 wards, Somerset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 22.1% to 99.6%. The middle area is 82.3%. Taunton East is 93.7%.
93.7%11th highest
Claimant rate55 wards, Somerset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 1.5% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.3%. Taunton East is 3.9%.
3.9%5th highest
Aged 15 to 6455 wards, Somerset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Somerset55 areas from 51.6% to 66.8%. The middle area is 59.0%. Taunton East is 66.8%.
66.8%highest

Figures for the whole of Somerset

These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each ward, so they describe all of Somerset and not Taunton East alone. See Somerset

Average house price
£282,062
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,279
103rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Taunton East in brief

Taunton East had 12,010 usual residents at the census.

In Taunton East, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Taunton East, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.8% of residents in Taunton East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.