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Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston
What it's like at TA2 8GS: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Taunton, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Nerrols Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 1); 5 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Nerrols Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Monkton Wood Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41.4 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Castle School (2.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Food, 900 m away, with Friends of Nerrols closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crown Medical Centre (400 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Nicholas hair is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Musgrove Park Hospital, 3.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Little Red Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Waggon the nearest pub (1.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 93 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 250 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Maidenbrook Country Park, 350 m away; for exercise, OJ Gyms Taunton (400 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 40 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
12 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Taunton and Wellington constituency: Gideon Amos MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 11,939 (23.7%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 48%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 16%, Labour 7%.
19 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near TA2 8GS →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.7% | 73.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 3.3% | 13.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.0% | 10.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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