Area Information for North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW

North Road in Williton is in the South West region of England. The postcode is within the Watchet & Stogursey ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Tiverton and Minehead. This page combines information for the address North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of TA4 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Small Town or Fringe Area
Local Authority Somerset
Ward Watchet & Stogursey
Constituency Tiverton and Minehead * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South West
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is detached houses, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Williton and Watchet), and the Avon and Somerset Constabulary force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in January 2025, when 8 crimes were reported within half a mile of TA4 4SW.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

This postcode has support for Superfast broadband at one or more premises. That should allow for speeds of over 30Mbps. More details are available on the Broadband tab.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW:

Doniford Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SG
Doniford Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SE
North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SN
Doniford Drive, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4JW
Doniford Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SF
Larviscombe Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4BZ

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about TA4 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 66
Semi-Detached 44
Terraced 22
Flat (Purpose-Built) 5
Flat (Converted) 3
Residence in Commercial Building 5
Total 145
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 87
Owned with Mortgage 27
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 4
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 23
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 145

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 54
Two People 64
Three People 15
Four People 8
Five People 5
Six People 0
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 147

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing North Road, Williton, Taunton consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 54
Family Household 83
Other Household 9
Total 146

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 66
Deprived In One Dimension 60
Deprived In Two Dimensions 15
Deprived In Three Dimensions 0
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 141

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Tiverton and Minehead constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 48% male.

Gender
Male 140
Female 150
Total 290

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. The area around TA4 4SW has a very large concentration of residents that are aged 65+ (at 43% of the resident population). This is most commonly seen in rural and small-town areas, and areas of natural beauty that appeal to an older demographic.

This type of distribution is also seen in areas that contain large retirement complexes and care homes.

Age Groups
0-4 8
5-9 5
10-14 10
15-19 9
20-24 12
25-29 14
30-34 5
35-39 12
40-44 10
45-49 12
50-54 15
55-59 28
60-64 24
65-69 27
70-74 43
75-79 21
80-84 9
85+ 25
Total 289

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode TA4 4SW does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 82
Married 122
Separated 5
Divorced 34
Widowed 25
Total 268

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 123
Good 105
Fair 47
Bad 11
Very Bad 3
Total 289

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 64
Apprenticeship 19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 63
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
No GCSEs or Equivalent 52
Other 10
Total 269

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (North Road, Williton, Taunton) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 99% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 288
Mixed Ethnicity 1
Other Asian 1
Total 290

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 279
European Union 8
Africa 4
Middle East and Asia 1
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 293

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 279
10+ Years 10
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 290

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to TA4 4SW.

Passport(s) Held
None 67
United Kingdom 220
Republic of Ireland 3
Middle East or Asia 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 114
Christian 153
Buddhist 1
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 2
Not Stated 20
Total 290

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Watchet & Stogursey ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 44% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 65
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 21
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 22
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 6
Unemployed 7
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 9
Retired 118
Looking After Home or Family 4
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 8
Other 6
Total 266

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 16
Professional Occupations 13
Associate Professional Occupations 17
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 14
Skilled Trades Occupations 12
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 24
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 5
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 6
Elementary Occupations 9
Total 116

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 29
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 48
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 46
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 48
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 19
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 24
Semi-Routine Occupation 27
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 18
Full-time Student 9
Total 268

North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW is within the Williton and Watchet policing neighbourhood, under the Avon and Somerset Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 8 crimes were reported within half a mile of TA4 4SW.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 8 crimes committed near North Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Williton and Watchet
Website: https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/your-area/williton-and-watchet/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to Williton. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for TA4 4SW.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW. The nearest is St Peter's Church of England First School, approximately 240 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 3 closest secondary schools to North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW. The nearest is Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, approximately 50 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School 50 yards
    
West Somerset College 6.4 miles
    
Minehead Middle School 6.9 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 5 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW. The nearest is West Somerset Healthcare, approximately 680 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
West Somerset Healthcare 680 yards
Watchet Surgery 1.1 miles
Dunster & Porlock Surgeries 5.5 miles
Minehead Medical Centre 7.2 miles
Quantock Medical Centre 7.4 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 4 closest dentists to North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW. The nearest is Stoneleigh House Dental Practice, approximately half a mile away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Stoneleigh House Dental Practice half a mile
Ponsford 59 Dental Practice 6.8 miles
Exmoor Dental Centre 7.2 miles
Holloway House Dental Surgery 7.4 miles

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest hospitals to North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW. The nearest is Williton Community Hospital, approximately 420 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Williton Community Hospital 420 yards
Minehead Community Hospital 6.5 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 3 closest opticians to North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Minehead, approximately 7.3 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Minehead 7.3 miles
Cranmers Optometrists 7.3 miles
Exmoor Eyecare 7.4 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in TA4 4SW

This postcode has support for superfast broadband at one or more premises. Superfast broadband is generally taken to mean fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 30Mbps plus - more than enough for gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 30Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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