Castle Street, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset

Castle Street is classified by the ONS as Ageing Rural Flat Tenants. Castle Street is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Castle Street is located in the Quantock Vale ward of the Somerset West and Taunton district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.178508, -3.14049
Grid Ref ST203427
Suburb Stogursey
Constituency Bridgwater and West Somerset
Postcodes TA1 4AB, TA1 4BF, TA1 4BG, TA1 4BL, TA5 1TG

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Castle Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Castle Street, Somerset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Avon-and-somerset Police in Castle Street during May 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Castle Street and compared that to the average for the Quantock Vale ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Castle Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Quantock Vale ward

Social economic statistics for Castle Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Castle Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Castle Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Castle Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Castle Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Castle Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Castle Street are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Castle Street are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Castle Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Castle Street are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Castle Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Castle Street.

Unemployment in Castle Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.62% of Castle Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Castle Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Castle Street. The proportion of retirees on Castle Street is 19.62% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.22% of Castle Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Castle Street

The proportion of home owners on Castle Street is 7.09% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.82% of properties in Castle Street are private rented and 8.18% are social rented.
69.09% of residents of Castle Street own their home

Country of Birth of Castle Street residents

The proportion if Castle Street residents born in the UK is 10.75% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.6% of Castle Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.4% of Castle Street residents were born in the UK

Castle Street Summary

Castle Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Castle Street maybe difficult.

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