Taunton Holway & Lambrook
Somerset West and Taunton 014 · 5 sub-areas · 8,397 residents
Somerset West and Taunton 014 is a neighbourhood within Somerset, home to around 8,400 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £880 a month — noticeably below the UK median for a 2-bed, and with almost half of residents in social housing, it's one of the more affordably tenured parts of the district. Social renting is far more prevalent here than in surrounding areas.
Taunton Holway & Lambrook is a commuter neighbourhood within Somerset — train into Bristol runs in around 51 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Taunton Holway & Lambrook?
3 parks and 5 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £980 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Taunton Holway & Lambrook in Somerset
Living in Taunton Holway & Lambrook
This part of Somerset sits within the broader Somerset West and Taunton district, and it has a distinctly different character from the more owner-occupied villages and market towns nearby. Nearly half of all households here are social renters — a 46% social tenure share that sets it well apart from the district's typical residential mix and flags it as an area shaped by council and housing association stock rather than the private market.
On cost, the neighbourhood is genuinely affordable by most UK standards. A two-bedroom home runs around £880 a month, and a one-bedroom comes in around £670 — both well below the UK national median. Council tax (Band D) sits at roughly £2,560 a year, which is on the higher side for Somerset but not unusual for the South West. That said, the rent-to-take-home ratio here is around 50%, which means housing takes up a large share of resident incomes even at these relatively modest rents — a reflection of local wages rather than high rents.
The population skews younger than you might expect for a Somerset neighbourhood, with around one in four residents under 18 — a notably high share that points to a lot of family households. Single-person households make up roughly a third of all homes. Degree-level qualifications are held by around 22% of residents, slightly below the national average, and the area is relatively ethnically homogeneous, with around 89% of residents UK-born.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is just over 1.8 km away — roughly a 23-minute walk, or a short drive. Nearly 60% of residents commute by car, and public transport use is very low at under 2%. Broadband coverage is strong, with 96% of premises able to access gigabit speeds. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Somerset West and Taunton 014 a nice place to live?
- It depends on your priorities. It's genuinely affordable — two-bedroom homes rent for around £880 a month — and it has a strong family community with a high share of under-18s. The trade-off is a crime rate roughly double the national average and a lower share of top-rated schools nearby. It suits households who value space and low rents over a polished urban environment.
- What is the rent in Somerset West and Taunton 014?
- A one-bedroom typically runs around £670 a month, a two-bedroom around £880, and a three-bedroom around £1,090. These are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 3% over the past year. Note that around 46% of homes here are social rented, so private market availability is more limited than in typical neighbourhoods.
- Is Somerset West and Taunton 014 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 146 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, which is roughly double the UK national average. The area sits in the more deprived end of the national deprivation index, which tends to correlate with higher crime. It's worth checking the Avon and Somerset Police neighbourhood pages for street-level detail before committing.
- What's the commute from Somerset West and Taunton 014 to the nearest city centre?
- Nearly 60% of residents commute by car, and public transport use is very low. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.8 km away — roughly a 23-minute walk or a short drive. The rail journey to London takes just over two hours. The nearest major employment hub is accessible in around 53 minutes by public transport or car.
- Who lives in Somerset West and Taunton 014?
- Predominantly families and single adults — around one in four residents is under 18, and roughly a third of households are single-person. Almost half of all households are social renters, which is unusually high. Around 89% of residents were born in the UK, making it one of the less ethnically diverse parts of the South West. About 22% hold a degree-level qualification.
- What schools are near Somerset West and Taunton 014?
- There are 58 schools within 2 km, so choice isn't the issue — quality is. Only around 38% of those schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, well below the national rate of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2.6 km away. Families should check individual school catchment areas and recent Ofsted reports carefully.
- Is Somerset West and Taunton 014 affordable to buy in?
- By UK standards, yes. The median sale price is around £233,000, and it takes a typical buyer roughly 3.9 years of saving to reach a deposit — one of the more achievable timelines in the South West. That said, the rent-to-income ratio is around 50%, reflecting modest local wages rather than high rents.