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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006100

Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston

Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,220 residents in Somerset West and Taunton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,220

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,321

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

377.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Pill & Easton, North Somerset6,386 residents · 74.9% owned · 11.1% no carCorsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no carElmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull8,625 residents · 72.7% owned · 14.2% no carAndover West, Test Valley10,242 residents · 71.8% owned · 9.7% no carOakham West, Langham & Whissendine, Rutland8,281 residents · 72.1% owned · 11.0% no carMeltham, Kirklees9,105 residents · 74.6% owned · 15.5% no car

Most similar within Somerset West and Taunton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Taunton Galmington & Trull, Somerset West and Taunton7,973 residents · 80.9% owned · 11.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned70.9%
2,356 households
Private rented16.3%
541 households
Social rented11.4%
380 households
Shared ownership1.1%
37 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.5%
1,180 households
Semi-detached32.1%
1,065 households
Terraced22.5%
749 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
241 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,424 households
2 cars or vans in household32.9%
1,091 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%
428 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
378 households
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.9%
1,459 households
4 or more bedrooms29.9%
993 households
2 bedrooms18.8%
626 households
1 bedroom7.3%
243 households
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,194 households
One-person household28.6%
949 households
Other household types5.3%
176 households
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,240 households
1 person in household28.6%
949 households
3 people in household16.4%
544 households
4 people in household12.5%
415 households
5 people in household3.7%
122 households
6 people in household1.2%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,455 residents
15–2917.3%
1,423 residents
30–4417.4%
1,431 residents
45–6426.1%
2,148 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,764 residents
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
7,750 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
209 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
142 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
2,412 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
521 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,887 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,619 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,544 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
4,188 residents
Good health33.2%
2,733 residents
Fair health11.5%
949 residents
Bad health3.6%
298 residents
Very bad health0.7%
54 residents
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
6,880 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,340 residents
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
1,868 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
315 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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