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Taunton Holway & Lambrook: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Taunton Holway & Lambrook neighbourhood of Somerset, England (ONS area Somerset West and Taunton 014). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes TA1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TA1 2LB.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing clear signs of gentrification
Taunton Holway & Lambrook is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Somerset (5 of 21 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 and flats for £131,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Somerset (1.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Taunton, is about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£250,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£131,750
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Clear signs
Weighted balance +0.18; 5 of 21 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 4 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£43,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Taunton Holway & Lambrook sits in Somerset
- Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 71 neighbourhoods in Somerset
- Typical flat price: 12th lowest of the 35 neighbourhoods in Somerset with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 14th lowest of 71 neighbourhoods in Somerset
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Taunton Holway & Lambrook
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
5 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Somerset, 0 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Schools improving
- Air quality
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Taunton Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 7.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (100 to 113 min); Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Plymouth (84 to 90 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Holway Park Community Primary School 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Some aspects not as strong.
- Nearest state secondary school Bishop Fox's School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Taunton Holway & Lambrook
What is the typical house price in Taunton Holway & Lambrook?
£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.
How does Taunton Holway & Lambrook compare with the rest of Somerset?
Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 71 neighbourhoods in Somerset. Typical flat price: 12th lowest of the 35 neighbourhoods in Somerset with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 14th lowest of 71 neighbourhoods in Somerset.
Is Taunton Holway & Lambrook an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Taunton Holway & Lambrook gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.18; 5 of 21 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Taunton Holway & Lambrook?
Taunton. Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 7.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (100 to 113 min); Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Plymouth (84 to 90 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Taunton Holway & Lambrook?
Nearest state primary school. Holway Park Community Primary School. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Some aspects not as strong. Nearest state secondary school. Bishop Fox's School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.