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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006104

Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield

Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,737 residents in Somerset West and Taunton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,737

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,519

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

852.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.2%

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.

Lowford, Eastleigh9,670 residents · 65.3% owned · 8.4% no carWymondham East & Spooner Row, South Norfolk12,818 residents · 72.5% owned · 10.2% no carBrockworth & Coopers Edge, Tewkesbury12,252 residents · 67.8% owned · 12.6% no carTowcester East & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire10,048 residents · 68.3% owned · 11.8% no carTewkesbury East & Ashchurch, Tewkesbury12,084 residents · 69.6% owned · 9.7% no carArlesey & Henlow, Central Bedfordshire12,185 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.4% no car

Most similar within Somerset West and Taunton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset West and Taunton9,929 residents · 66.4% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield

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

Tenure

Owned67.6%
3,053 households
Private rented18.2%
822 households
Social rented11.4%
517 households
Shared ownership2.7%
122 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.5%
1,604 households
Semi-detached30.6%
1,384 households
Terraced24.2%
1,092 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
355 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,945 households
2 cars or vans in household34.9%
1,576 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
541 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
455 households
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,800 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
1,216 households
4 or more bedrooms26.2%
1,184 households
1 bedroom7%
317 households
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
3,048 households
One-person household28.2%
1,275 households
Other household types4.3%
193 households
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,590 households
1 person in household28.2%
1,275 households
3 people in household16.8%
759 households
4 people in household15.3%
690 households
5 people in household3.5%
157 households
6 people in household0.8%
35 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
2,039 residents
15–2917.5%
1,876 residents
30–4421.5%
2,313 residents
45–6425.7%
2,760 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,752 residents
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
10,297 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
228 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.2%
2,678 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.7%
1,778 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,386 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
823 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
557 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.5%
5,700 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.6%
2,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
5,486 residents
Good health34.1%
3,667 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,194 residents
Bad health2.9%
313 residents
Very bad health0.7%
80 residents
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
9,125 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,615 residents
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.6%
2,646 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%
1,328 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield · 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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