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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006108

Taunton Wilton

Taunton Wilton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,667 residents in Somerset West and Taunton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,667

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,462

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,848.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Seaford Town, Lewes6,488 residents · 61.6% owned · 30.7% no carCirencester Central, Cotswold6,129 residents · 50.6% owned · 30.1% no carSalisbury Cathedral & Harnham, Wiltshire5,038 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.5% no carCentral Chichester, Chichester8,907 residents · 51.5% owned · 29.8% no carDorchester North, Dorset5,756 residents · 54.2% owned · 32.2% no carTruro South & Central, Cornwall6,968 residents · 56.4% owned · 27.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Taunton Wilton

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

Tenure

Owned53.8%
2,399 households
Private rented30.1%
1,344 households
Social rented14.9%
667 households
Shared ownership1.1%
47 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.2%
1,483 households
Terraced23%
1,027 households
Detached18.8%
841 households
Semi-detached14.5%
647 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
251 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3%
134 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
79 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
2,011 households
No cars or vans in household31.8%
1,418 households
2 cars or vans in household17.8%
793 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
244 households
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.2%
1,484 households
1 bedroom25%
1,118 households
3 bedrooms24%
1,071 households
4 or more bedrooms17.7%
792 households
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.9%
2,139 households
One-person household47.5%
2,122 households
Other household types4.5%
203 households
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household47.5%
2,122 households
2 people in household31.5%
1,405 households
3 people in household10.7%
476 households
4 people in household8%
355 households
5 people in household1.8%
81 households
6 people in household0.3%
14 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
1,116 residents
15–2916.4%
1,418 residents
30–4418.7%
1,624 residents
45–6424%
2,079 residents
65 and over28.1%
2,432 residents
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.2%
7,732 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
562 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
153 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
103 residents
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
2,930 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
632 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
4,029 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.7%
3,348 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,838 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,807 residents
Good health35.3%
3,056 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,311 residents
Bad health4.6%
399 residents
Very bad health1.1%
96 residents
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
6,853 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,814 residents
Taunton Wilton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
2,169 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,537 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
601 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
150 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Taunton Wilton · 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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